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Mr. Gregory's, 82J bushels to the acre. This in our opin- 

 ion is not far from correct, yet that no mistake] may ^® 

 made we have requested each of the competitors to take a 

 basket of their corn and keep by itself until January, and 

 note both the amount of shrinkage and also how many 

 pounds it will shell out, as this is the only sure method of 

 getting at the correct yield per acre. 



Your Committee would report the following|award8 : 

 110, First premium, to Richard Newell of West Newbury, 

 for Rye. 

 10, First premium, to Charles W. Woods of Newbury, 



for Beans. 

 10, First premium, to Oliver P. Killam of Boxford, for 

 Corn. 

 5, Second premium, to Joseph H. Lunt of Newbury, for 



Corn. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted, 

 John Q. Evans, Arthur S. Plumer, B. F. Huntington, 

 C. W. Woods, James P. King. — Committee. 



STATEMENT OF RICHAED NEWELL, OF WEST NEWBURY, 



The Crop of Rye which I enter for premium, was grown 

 on land which was plowed in the fall of '83 ; manured dur- 

 ing the winter following, about seven cords per acre, spread 

 broadcast ; harrowed in well in the spring of '84, and 

 planted to potatoes the latter part of April. The potatoes 

 were thoroughly cultivated, and an excellent crop produced. 



Seeded down to Rye, Sept. 16, '84 ; using two bushels of 

 seed and two bags of Phosphate to give it a start. 



Earl}' in April, I harrowed over the ground both ways, 

 with a tooth harrow, and sowed grass seed, which I found 

 on harvesting the Rye, had got a good catch. 



I was very fortunate in securing the use of the Self 

 Reaper and Binder from the City Farm, city of Haverhill, 

 which, with a good team and a very efficient man to run 



