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bring more, and everywhere we went the growers of prize 

 crops were having a ready sale for their produce. Good 

 produce always has, and always will sell readily, and it 

 will pay every farmer in Essex County to give better cul- 

 ture and thus improve the quality of his produce. 



Your committee have decided that the three crops 

 entered by Mr. F. A. Russell of Methuen are worthy the 

 first prize of the Society and hereby award him the first 

 premium of #8.00 for best field of cabbage, first premium 

 of $8.00 for best field of beets, and first premium of $8.00 

 for best field of parsnips. 



The crop of potatoes laised by Mr. Geoi'ge shows a nar- 

 row margin of piofit, but taking into consideration the 

 season and his experiments with fertilizer and seed, your 

 committee feel that he is entitled to the first premium and 

 herewith award it to him. We also award to Mr. George 

 the first premium of 'lr'8.00 on crop of onions, he having 

 secured the largest yield and profit per acre, and to Mr. 

 W. H. Jacobs, Danversport, Mass., we give the second 

 premium of i5.00. Mr. Jacobs' onions were superior to 

 Mr. George's and would have given a better yield if they 

 had been planted as closely. 



To Mr. W. H. Jacobs of Danversport we award the fust 

 premium of $8.00 for crop of squasli, and to Alvin Smith 

 of Hamilton the first prize of -^8.00 for ruta baga turnips. 



It will be noticed that both onion crops returned a profit 

 of over $300 per acre and the squash crop nearly that 

 sum. These figuies show what can be done when condi- 

 tions are right and ought to stimulate every farmer in our 

 county to improve his methods and increase his profits. 

 Your committee feel well repaid for time, trouble and 

 expense and hereby tender their thanks to each of the 

 gentlemen visited for their cordial welcome and liospi. 

 tality. 



George A. Rogers, Chairman, Asa F. Lee, Joshua H. 

 Chandler, George Pratt, Joseph E. Buswell — Commit lee. 



