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REPORT ON GRAIN CROPS. 



The Committee on Grain Crops report that but one field of grain 

 was oifered for premium, where the terms of the Society were 

 comphed with. This was a field of wheat ofiered by Mr. E. T. 

 Everett, of Wrentham, and to him they award a premium of four 

 dollars for a successful experiment in the cultivation of that crop. 

 Although the land on which this crop was raised was not what is 

 usually called wheat land, or the quality of the crop of marked ex- 

 cellence, he has demonstrated that wheat can be raised in our 

 county at a profit quite equal to the average of our crops. The 

 Committee have noticed several superior fields of wheat and other 

 grains, which were not offered for premium, and were highly 

 pleased with a sample of wheat exhibited at the fair by Mr. N. 

 Capen, of Dorchester, which, in their opinion, was fully equal to 

 any produced on this continent. 



For the Committee, 



H. L. STONE. 



EDMUND T. EVERETT'S STATEMENT. 



The land upon which this wheat was raised and which I entered 

 for premium, contains 81 rods ; its soil is sandy loam ; it was 

 planted with corn last year, and manured at the rate of 18 cart 

 loads, of 25 bushels per load. No manure put on the land this 

 3^ear, — ploughed twice and sowed 1 bushel of Black Sea wheat, 

 April 17th. 



Expenses of crop nearly as follows : — 



Ploughing twice, $2 ; sowing and harrowing, 75 cts. $2.75 



1 bushel seed wheat, ...... 3.00 



Harvesting, $1.50 ; threshing and cleaning, $1.50, . 3.00 



Value of land, $80 per acre ; interest and taxes, . 2.80 



11.55 



Value of crop : — 

 Eight bushels of wheat, at $2.00 per bushel, . $10.00 



Half a ton straw, at $4 per ton, .... 2.00 



18.00 

 Deduct expenses, . . . 11.55 



Net profit .... 6.45 



Harvested first week in August. Edmund T. Everett. 

 Wi-entham, Sep, 21tJi, 1858. 



