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crops. Next to grass, if not equal to it, should be the corn 

 crop ; a crop that goes a great way to support both man and 

 beast ; a crop upon which we spend five or ten dollars in 

 premiums, whilst the horse has nearly three hundred expended 

 on him. We earnestly recommend a liberal offer of premiums 

 for articles in this department, and a seasonable notice of t!ie 

 offer of premiums. 



We award the following premiums : — 



To John Sias, of Milton, for his seed corn called the 

 " Merriam Cross," -f 2 ; John Sias, of Milton, for his seed corn 

 called the " Webster Corn," |1 ; to C. E. C. Breck, of Milton, 

 .for wheat, $1 ; to C. G. Upham, of Needham, for rye, 11. 



For the Committee, 



ROBERT MANSFIELD. 



Wellesley, Oct. 15, 1867. 



LADIES' WORK. 



In this department more than fifty articles were presented 

 for exhibition, most of them worthy ^ notice, either for their 

 utility, or for the industry and skill displayed in their manu- 

 facture. The following premiums were awarded : — 



Miss Abby Kingsbury, of Needham, fifteen years old, for a 

 hair wreath, a diploma; Miss Nettie Farrar, Jamaica Plain, 

 wax flowers, $1 ; Miss Sarah Hills, North Wrentham, tidy, 50 

 cents; Miss Julia Ellis, Medfield, embroidered chair, $1, and 

 the Society's diploma ; Sarah Ellis, Medfield, sofa pillow, 50 

 cents ; Irene Hills, North Wrentham, infant's skirt, 50 cents ; 

 Lois Beless, Needham, hearth rug, 50 cents ; Mrs. William Ful- 

 ler, South Dedham, millinery goods, a diploma ; Charlotte 

 Bates, Dedham, silk bed quilt, f 1 ; Lucia S. Bliss, Jamaica 

 Plain, for very beautiful paintings, $2, and a diploma ; Mrs. 

 Van Brunt, Dedham, table cloth in crochet, a diploma ; Mary 

 E. Fisher, Medfield, skeleton leaves and dried flowers, 11, and 

 a diploma ; Mrs. F. F. Favor, Dedham, bead work and dried 

 flowers, a diploma; Mrs. Wentworth, Dover, bedspread, $1, 

 and a diploma ; Alice Metcalf, Franklin, velvet bed quilt, a 

 diploma ; Miss A. L. White, East Randolph, wrought skirt, 50 

 cents ; Mary Emerson, West Dedham, oil paintings and moss 

 work, $1, and a diploma ; Miss I. W. Boyd, Rockville, tatting 

 collar, 50 cents ; Mrs. Marden, Charles River Village, woollen 

 socks, $1; Mrs. A. S. Drake, Sharon, knitted socks, diploma; 

 Alice Richards, Dover, tatting collar and crocheted mats, 75 

 cents ; Mrs. David Blanchard, East Randolph, braided mat, 50 



