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crop entered for premium. Ground was seeded to grass 

 six years ago, by Mr. N. P." Proctor, owner of the farm at 

 that time. Mr. Proctor informs me that before or after 

 seeding no manure or commercial fertilizers were put on 

 the land, in fact this particular lot was treated the worst 

 of any he owned. Since purchasing the farm the land in 

 question received no manure or fertilizer until the cur- 

 rent year. In the month of April I had sown the follow- 

 yig mixture of chemicals, six hundred pounds to the 

 acre : Nitrate of soda, bone black, and muriate of potash. 

 Grass was cut July 11, thoroughly dried, and put in the 

 barn July 13. . Cost of harvesting the crop, including 

 chemicals used, you will note as follows : 



Cost of chemicals, $8 27 



Applying chemicals, 50 



Harvesting the crop, - 5 00 



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Weight of hay, 13,575 lbs. — 6 tons, 1575 lbs. Valuing 

 the crop stored in the barn at i20 per ton, amounts to 

 il35.75. Deducting the cost of chemicals, harvesting, 

 etc., leaves a balance of $121.98 for one acre. 

 Yours very truly, 



M. L. Chamberlain, Competitor. 



Per R. M. Handy, Mgr. 



REPORT ON ESSAYS AND REPORTS. 



The Committee on Essays and Reports received two 



essays and one report and make the following awards. 



To Annie L. Rogers, West Newbury, for essay, second 



premium of $S 



To Dr. J. W. Goodell, Lynn, for committee's report on 



apples, second premium of 16 



N. M. Hawkes, J. M. Danforth, /or the Committee. 



