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eral practice of farmers, but he manifestly makes it liighly im- 

 proving to his farm, and considers it profitable. 



To Chapman Porter, of Halifax, third premium, . $6 00 

 " Wm. H. Adams, of Bridgewater, fourth premium, Col- 

 man's Agriculture. 



The committee on produce recommended the following 

 awards : — 



To George Drew, of Halifax, first premium for oats, ^8 00 



also first premium for best crop of white beans, 11 

 bushels on half an acre, . . . . 6 00 



To George W. Wood, of Middleborough, second premi- 

 um for oats, . . . . . . 6 00 



To Sylvanus Hinckley, of Middleborough, first premi- 

 um for Indian corn, 132 bushels on the acre, . 8 00 



That this quantity of corn was ever produced on an acre in 

 the county of Plymouth, we are aware, will be doubted by mul- 

 titudes, and therefore we think proper to state the manner in 

 which the quantity was ascertained. One square rod, nearly 

 central, and regarded as an average of the whole field, was har- 

 vested, and weighed the 13th of October. The corn appeared 

 to be well ripened, and 75 lbs., in the ear, were considered equal 

 to a bushel, and the product of the acre estimated accordingly. 

 With these facts, the public can judge to what extent error 

 might have possibly entered into the estimate. 



To Orsamus Littlejohn, second premium, 99 bushels to 



the acre, . . . . . . ^6 00 



This corn was raised on a thin soil, and great skill was mani- 

 fested in the management. 



To Nathan Whitman, of East Bridgewater, a gratuity 



of $5 00 



Mr. Whitman had 99 bushels on the acre, but the soil was 

 better than that of Mr. Littlejohn. 



To Paul Hathaway, of Middleborough, a gratuity of $5, for 

 three acres of corn raised in a swamp, which was not regarded 



