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of shelled field corn, wheat, rye, barle}', oats, buckwheat, 

 and such kinds of clover and grass seed as the Society deem 

 best to encourage the cultivation of. I would also recom- 

 mend a committee of awards composed mostly of millers 

 and grain dealers. 



I would also recommend to the Society, wherever it is 

 possible to offer " premiums" instead of " gratuities," as 

 there is much in a name, reducing the amount for gratuities 

 to correspond. Take " Articles manufactured from Leather," 

 for instance, having no premium list, otfer premiums for 

 best hand made and machine made boots for men, for 

 women, for children, taking material, style and workman- 

 ship into consideration. I think, should it be done, a boot 

 and shoe county like this, would not at its county fair, lack 

 of an exhibit of one of its most important manufactures as 

 it did this year. The kind of harness for premiums could 

 be mentioned, and the remaining amount, given in gratuities 

 as merited. 



Whilst in the line of recommending, I would suggest 

 that a blank, or printed form of report for use by all com- 

 mittees. Copies to be placed in each committee book, 

 when handed the chairman, something in this style. 



Essex County Mass. 

 188 



To the Secretary of the Essex Agricultural Society, 



Sir:— 



The Committee on have attended to their duty, 



and respectfully report to the Society that they have made 

 the following awards, viz: — 



