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REPORT ON GRAIN CROPS. 



The Committee on Grain Crops make the following report : 



That they award to Aaron Bacon of Dover, the first premium 

 on Corn, $8.00. 



To H. L. Stone of Grantville, the second premium, $5.00. 



For Oats. — To A. L. Smith of Dover, the first premium of $4.00. 



The second premium to H. L. Stone of Grantville, $2.00. 



Your Committee noticed some fine specimens of Grain put in 

 for exhibition only, including some fine specimens of Corn and 

 Wheat by Mr. Paul of Dedham ; Corn by Mr. Ware of West 

 Needham ; a lot of Corn raised in 1848 by Col. Nathaniel Crane 

 of Dorchester, and some Wheat by Mrs. Morton of West Need- 

 ham. HORATIO MASON, 



EDMUND T. EVERETT, 



Goynmittee. 



STATEMENT OF H. L. STONE. 



H. L. Stone of Grantville, represents that in order to test the 

 theory advanced by prominent agriculturists, viz., that the largest 

 crops of corn can be grown by as close planting as will admit of 

 the necessary cultivation, if sufiicient manure is supplied, I have 

 planted a field measuring as per certificate of surveyor, one acre 

 and five rods of reclaimed meadow, which produced last year at 

 the rate of 78 bushels of corn per acre. The corn was planted 

 in double drills, three and a half feet apart, and hills of five ker- 

 nels each, 18 inches apart each way in the drills. By this method 

 I got about one hundred hills on a square rod, and could plough 

 or cultivate against one side of each double drill. The crop grew 

 luxuriantly until the frost checked it before it had begun to glaze. 

 On harvesting it I found few hills with more than two ears, and 

 many with but one ear. A correct account has been kept of the 

 cost of this crop, entries being made at the time, and not, as is too 

 often the case, relying on the memory after the crop is harvested. 



$113.90 



