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fine, and all things considered one of the best crops they 

 ever saw. The berries were large size, ver}'' even in color, 

 on strong healthy vines, and we award hira the first pre- 

 mium of $7. 



STATEMENT OF GEORGE A. REA. 



The piece of land entered for premium contains twenty- 

 nine square rods. In 1902 it produced a large crop of 

 strawberries. As soon as the crop was off a heavy dress- 

 ing of manure was plowed under and the land planted to 

 fodder corn yielding a fine crop. In the spring of 1903, 

 another dressing of manure was put on and the land set to 

 strawberry plants, varieties, Sample and Tennessee. The 

 cost of setting plants and care of them, exact account not 

 being kept, was about .... $25 00 



Picking and marketing, .... 56 25 



Total cost, $81 25 



Received for berries, . . . . . 132 50 



Profit, $51 25 



George A. Re a. 

 John M. Danforth, Winfield S. Hughes — Committee. 



REPORT OF NEW MEMBERS. 



There have been fourteen new members added to the 

 society since the last annual report, thirteen of whom be- 

 came members by receiving premiums of seven dollars and 

 upwards, according to the rules of the society, from differ- 

 ent cities and towns as follows : — 



Beverly 2 Peabody 6 



Dan vers 1 Salem I 



Hamilton 1 Topsfield 1 



No. Andover , 2 



