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not the pleasure of viewing them while standing. As the 

 choicest of his crops are utilized for the production of seed, he 

 had caused them to be sorted, discarding all imperfect as well 

 as small ones, and taking into consideration the uniformity of 

 size, and perfect type, being so symmetrical that each seemed 

 the perfect model of the other, it spoke well for the care mani- 

 fested to maintain and improve the purity of the stock, not a 

 scullion or unripe onion being observed on the piece. 



Mr. Gregory's statement of this crop, rendered the commit- 

 tee, gives the yield on one-half acre, 340 3-5 bushels. 



To the many questions propounded by your committee, re- 

 garding his success in the cultivation of the various crops, our 

 host at this time seemed most willing to gratify our request. 



After attending to the duty in hand we were shown many 

 improvements both finished and in contemplation, in the ex- 

 planation of which Mr. Gregory seemed most enthusiastic, 

 remarking of some fields that he prized them more highly than 

 others, for the associations connected therewith, having re- 

 claimed them from wild bushy pastures with many surface 

 boulders ; pointing out to us in the distance, a fine field where 

 a few years ago was an alder swamp, and still another field of 

 onions on what was recently a cranberry bog. 



Completing a hurried inspection of the one hundred and 

 fifty acres comprised in the two farms, noting the general ac- 

 tivity and thrift on every side, which bespoke the practical 

 farmer. We were most hospitably entertained, which is a fea- 

 ture predominating among New England farmers. 



Taking our leave we wended our way through the farming 

 sections of Danvers and Peabody to inspect the crops entered 

 by J. W. Blodgett of E. Saugus, comprising potatoes, beets 

 and squashes. 



The field of squashes contained about one acre of the Hub- 

 bard variety, were considered quite pure stock, well ripened 

 and of good average size. 



The potatoes were of good size and very smooth, had received 



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