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land to grow strawberries on. This variety is a late berry. 

 The vines had a very strong growth and were well loaded 

 with large, well ripened frnit, with a plenty of green to 

 follow. The Committee recommend that strawberry grow- 

 ers visit one another's crops and see the different soil and 

 mode of cultivation. 



Mr. Cole's Blackberries appeared to give a good crop, 

 though when the Committee visited it, it was rather early 

 to tell just the result, the berries were large and well set. 



The fourth visit was to the farm of Amos Haseltine of 

 Haverhill, to view his Blackberry and Currant crop, that 

 grew on the same land, as had the fruit for several years. 

 Mr. Haseltine's Blackberries were heavily loaded with 

 fruit of large size and of excellent quality. 



]Mr. Haseltine's Currants were partly picked at the time 

 the Committee visited it, but those ungathered looked fine 

 and of good size. This was the only Currant garden en- 

 tered for premium. 



The Committee after viewing the several statements of 

 small fruit crops, would make the following awards and 

 gratuity : 



To William K. Cole of West Boxford, tirst 



premium on Strawberries, $S 00 



To Amos Haseltine of Haverhill, for Black- 

 berries, first premium, $8 00 

 The Committee recommend a gratuity to W. 



K. Cole, for Blackberries, of ' 15 00 



To Amos Haseltine, first premium on Currants, $S 00 

 B.F.Stanley, Thaddeus Hale, L. H. naWey— Commit- 

 tee. 



