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The land was measured by Mr. Gardner P. Balch, whose 

 statement I enclose. 



Byfield, July 12, 1880. 

 I hereby certify that I measured the piece of land entered 

 for premium on grass by Geo. W. Adams, and that it contains 

 one acre. G. P. Balch. 



This certifies that the above hay measured 1417 cubic feet 

 in the mow, about the middle of September. 



H. F. Longfellow. 



ROOT CROPS. 



The Committee are pleased to report a larger number of 

 root crops entered for the premiums offered, than usual, rep- 

 resenting the following towns : 



Newbury, 5 ; Andover, 2 ; Saugus, 3 ; Middleton, 2 ; Man- 

 chester, Essex, and Topsfield, one each. 



The first visited by the Committee were those entered from 

 Newbury, viz., a piece of Potatoes and one of Squashes, by 

 James B. Knight, one of Potatoes by Paul T. Winkley, one of 

 Cabbage by Paul T. Winkley, Jr., one of Onions by Justin 

 Noyes. 



The Committee found that Mr. Knights' Potatoes were not 

 as good as he has had the good fortune to enter for the last 

 two years, they having suffered badly from the drought, but 

 still promised a fair crop. 



His Squash crop was a new and untried experiment with 

 him, being planted late in the season, the 25th of June, to 

 follow as a second crop after the potatoes, already partly grown. 



They were planted by sticking two seeds in the sides of the 

 potatoe hills 10 feet apart. 



The variety planted was " Low's New Hybrid," which, from 

 its vigorous and rapid growth appears to be specially adapted 

 for late planting, or to follow as a second crop. 



