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GRAIN CROPS. 



The Committee on Grain Crops, report nine entries classi- 

 fied as follows: Rye five, by Geo. H. Creamer of Hamilton, 

 F. H. Lyford of Salem, John W. Blodgett of Saugus, Hospi- 

 tal for Insane, Danvers, and Charles C. Blunt, of Andover. 

 Indian Corn three, by Major Ben : Perley Poore of West New- 

 bnry, Charles W. Adams of Newbury, and Augustine Stone of 

 Ipswich. English Hay one, by George W. Adams of New- 

 bury, (Byfield). The Committee met on the 28th of June, at 

 Mr. Creamer's; and sadly regretted the absence of its most im- 

 portant members, otherwise, the observations and reflections 

 might have afforded matter sufficient for the report. How- 

 ever the "Committee" after viewing a fine jiiece of rye, pro- 

 ceeded on its tour of inspection, visiting Mr. Lyford at ''Kern- 

 wood," a portion of whose crop of rye we considered the best 

 entered, but as there was only seven-eightlis of an acre, it did 

 not come within the rules of the society. Passing on, we next 

 paid our respects to Mr. Blodgett, where amid liis multitudinous 

 crops and general activity everything bespoke tlie practical far- 

 mer on whom the prosperity of the state really depends ; his 

 fifteen acres of rye we considered as a whole the best exam- 

 ined. After being hospitably entertained for the night we took 

 our leave for the Hospital, where we were taken up into a high 

 mountain and had Old Essex County at our feet and an excel- 

 lent piece of rye at our hand, most remarkable for its 

 production of green crops in 1879. Leaving many things of 

 interest, we departed for Mr. Blunt's, and again saw an excel- 

 lent crop of rye. Having completed our round and received 

 that attention which made all our visits most agreeable, we 

 turned our faces down through the fine farms of North Ando- 

 ver and the ponds of Boxford to our own humble home. In 

 July, two of the Committee visited Mr. G. W. Adams and 

 viewed his crop of English grass. 



On the 80th of September, tiie Committee, which was 

 well represented, met at Major Poore's, Indian Hill, and they 



