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One rod of these were dug and weighed three hundied and thirty 

 three pounds, equal to fifty-three thousand two Inmdred and 

 eighty pounds, or twenty-six and six-tenths tons, or eiglit liundred 

 and eiglity-eight busliels of sixty pounds eaeh per acre, Mr. Tilley 

 has put no value to this crop, hut if we call them twelve dollars 

 per ton, which we think is low, it will amount to three hun- 

 tlred and nineteen dollars and twenty cents, leaving a good profit, 

 even if ten dollars had been added for plowing ; Init a man who 

 can do the whole work of sowing, weeding, and harvesting an acre of 

 Mangolds (and the Committee will give him the credit of keeping 

 his crops very clear of weeds), for twenty two dollars or with 

 eleven days' work, is certainly deserving of a good profit. 

 We award him the first premium, "Burr's Vegetables." ^ 

 Mr. Tille}' furnished the following statement of his Carrot 

 Crop, planted May 14th, 1872 : — 



Seed, two dollars ; sowing, one dollar and fifty cents $3 50 



June lOtli, hand cultivatiuji 2 00 



" 28th, weeding V 8 00 



August 1st, hoeing 4 00 



October 26th, harvesting :. G 00 



Six cords manure, eleven dollars (!6 00 



Interest on land and taxes 39 35 



Total $128 85 



In this statement, Mr. Tilley says nothing about plowing or put- 

 ting on manure, or the value of the crop. One rod of these were 

 dug, and weighed one hundred and fourteen pounds, equal to 

 eighteen thousand two hundred and fortj^ pounds, or nine and 

 twelve-hnndredths tons, or three hundred and thirty-one and 

 eight-tenths bushels per acre ; owing to dry weather and blight, 

 rather a small crop. But if we estimate them at twenty dollars 

 per ton, which we think rather low, they amount to one hundred 

 and eighty-two dollars and forty cents, leaving a small profit, even 

 if something should be added for plowing. 



We award him the second premium, " McMahon's American 

 Gardener." 



In consideration of the lact that there have been so few Grain and 

 Root Crops offered for premium of late, the Committee felt dis- 

 posed to overlook some informalities and omissions, and award the 

 premiums as they have for the purpose of stimulating others to re- 

 port their experiments with crops, and perhaps: to induce Mr. Til- 

 ley to try again with a better xniderstanding of the I'equirements of 

 the Societv for premiums, and to report the result not only of what 

 he does but how he does it, bearing in mind that a well-conducted 

 failure may be as much advantage to the pnblic, if not to the iutUvi- 

 dual, as though it had been a perfect success. 



For the Committee 



CiiAKLES Breck, Chairman. 

 Milton, Dec. 4th, 1872. 



