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 GRAIN. 



Committee. — Edwin Upton, FilcJdmrg, — Benjamin F. Wood, West- 

 mhister, — Moses ^I. Gage, Benjamin SalFord, Fitchburg, — Antipas Maynard, 

 Askhurnham. 



The Committee on Grain, appointed by the Trustees of the 

 Worcester North Agricultural Societj'-, have attended to their 

 duty, and submit the following Report: 



Indian Corn. — This valuable crop, which makes the farm- 

 er's fields look so rich at harvest-time, lays such a solid 

 foundation to his pork, contributes so essentially toward fur- 

 nishing a supply of warm dough-nuts, and loads his table 

 with such healthful and delicious puddings, has, we are 

 happy to say, received increased attention the past season, 

 in the opinion of the Committee, and although the season 

 in some respects, has been rather unfavorable for large crops, 

 still the Committee have had the pleasure, they think, of 

 seeing one field of corn that would come full up to one hun- 

 dred bushels per acre, raised by Lewis G, Tuttle, of Fitch- 

 burg, the weight of which in the ear to the square rod was, 

 551bs.; the number of hills, 30 to the rod. This corn was 

 the Tuscan white. Another field of the same kind of corn, 

 raised by Joseph Upton, Jr., weighed 50 1-2 lbs. to the rod; 

 number of hills 29. Another field, of Benjamin Wyman, of 

 Westminster, of the common yellow corn, weighed 40 1-2 lbs. 

 to the rod ; number of hills 38 ; and one of the same kind of 

 corn raised by Daniel Works, of Fitchburg, weighed 35 1-2 

 lbs. to the rod ; number of hills 22 1-2. These four fields, 

 the Committee were unanimous in awarding to the owners 

 thereof the premiums of six. four, three, and two dollars, in 

 the order in which they stand. 



They also, had the pleasure of viewing some other very 

 good fields of corn, and had the Society offered any more 

 premiums the Committee would have considered Joel Hay- 

 ward, of Ashby, and I. B. Woodward, of Fitchburg, (the 

 weight of whose corn was 35 lbs. to the rod) entitled to them. 



In looking over the several fields entered for premiums, 

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