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barn-yard manure applied in the winter at the rate of sixteen loads per 

 acre, also 400 pounds E. Frank Goes fertilizer and 400 pounds cotton 

 seed meal, applied broadcast just before planting. The soil was made 

 fine and seed planted April 22 in drills 14 inches apart. Your com- 

 mittee selected a rod and September 23 the onions were cut and 

 harvested with the following results : 



Total weight of rod, 316 pounds, total weight per acre, 50,560 pounds, 

 or 972 bushels and 12 pounds. Credit by 972 bushel and 12 pounds at 

 30 cents per bushel, $291.67. 



Cost of cultivation, $55 00 



" " Manure, 24 00 



" Feitilizer and cotton seed, 11 20 



" " Seed, 5 50 



$95 70 

 Balance in favor of crop, $195 97 



F. O. Williams. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FIELD CROPS. 



Mr. Jo/i/i W. Kellogg, Secretary Hampshire Agricullural Sociely : 



Dear Sir : — I have completed the work of committee on field crops 

 and found the following persons entitled to premiums : 

 J. C. Dillon, first and second on corn, best acre, $5 00 $3 00 



F. 0. Williams, first on onions, best one-half acre, 5 00 



J. C. Dillon, first on potatoes, best one-half acre, 5 00 



L. W. West, third on corn, 2 00 



The yield of Mr. Dillon's corn was remarkable, 122 bushels of shelled 

 corn to the acre shows thorough work and good season for corn. The 

 estimate was fair and the yield I think would amount to the above 

 figures. Yours Respectfully, 



James Comins. 



