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Essex, Oct. 30th, 1882. 

 Gentlemen: — This is to certify that I have this day seen Mr. 

 Aaron Ktiowlton measure a piece of land covered with Man- 

 gold Wurtzels, and it measured 247 ieet long by 100 leet wide 

 making just 90 square rods. 



D. B. BUENHAM. 



GRAIN CROPS. 



The Committee on Grain Crops have attended to their duty, 

 and make the following report : — 



The number of entries of grain crops are six, — four of Rye, 

 one of Barley, one ot wheat, and one grass crop. 



Only two of the parties that entered a Rye crop made a 

 statement of their crop. 



We recommend the premium of ilO to S. S. Pratt. Danvers 

 Asylum. 



The premium of $10 on Barley to W. W. Perkins", Newbury. 



The premium on Wheat of $10 to Nathaniel Little, Jr., 

 Newbury. 



For the largest quantity and best quality of English Hay 



we recommend the premium of ten dollars to W. W. Perkins, 



Newbury. Respectfully submitted, 



James P. King, Horace C. Ware, Aaron Sawyer. — Com- 

 mittee. 



STATEMENT OF S. S. PRATT FOR DANVERS HOSPITAL. 



The crop of Rye entered for premium by S. S. Pratt for the 

 Danvers Insane Hospital, grew on one acre of land, of a dark 

 heavy loam, with gravelly clay subsoil. The crop of 1880 

 was sweet corn, manured in the hill with five cords of barn- 

 yard manure. In 1881 the land was manured with eight 

 cords of barnyard manure planted with potatoes, yielding a 

 good crop, and was ploughed again the last of August, and 

 sowed to Winter Rye without any more manure. 



