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REPORT ON ESSAYS AND REPORTS. 



The Committee on Essays and Reports have carefully- 

 read and considered three Essaj's submitted to them, of 

 more than usual merit, and iiave agreed upon the follow- 

 ing awards :— 



To Dr. J. W. Good ell, of Lynn, $10 for essay upon 

 " Wattr as a Factor in the Growth of Crops." 



To Mr. Sumner Perkins, of Danveis, -fS for essay on 

 " Stock Feeding." 



To Geo. A. Rogers, of No. Andover, $6 for " An Impar- 

 tial Report on Peas, Cucumbers, Blood Turnips and 

 Beets." 



For the Committee, 



G. L. Streeter, Chairman. 



Co7nmittee — G. L. Streeter, Salem ; D. E. Safford, Ham- 

 ilton ; N. M. Hawkes, Lynn ; Geo. B. Blodgett, Rowley; 

 J. M. Danforth, Lynnfield. 



WATER AS A FACTOR IX THE GROWTH OF 

 CROPS. 



We will begin by placing this axiom at the head of the 

 page. 



ALL PLANT FOOD MUST BE FLUID. 



All sections of country where there is not sufficient 

 rainfall to mature vegetation, must be supplied by some 

 artificial means, and various methods have been resorted 

 to in ages past, to supply that necessar}'- element: 



Growing crops by the aid of irrigation has been prac- 

 ticed in the eastern hemisphere from time immemorial, 

 where the water could be obtained, by forming a reservoir 



