98 GRAIN CROl^, AND FRUITS. 



bushels, raised on one hundred and seven rods of land from two 

 bushels of seed ; the land in the same condition and of the 

 same value, as that on which the barley grew. 



Beverly, Nov. 1st, 1852. ISAAC SMITH. 



FRUITS. 



The Committee on Fruits, report : That in looking back 

 upon the season, it would be difficult to say how the weather 

 could have been made better, for the general productions of 

 the earth. There were but few cases of drought, which caus- 

 ed the grumblers, — they who are never suited — to complain. 



The season as a whole, particularly for fruits, has never 

 been surpassed. The display, and the interest manifested in 

 this department of useful culture, continue to increase ; the 

 change, in substituting two days for the exhibition, worked 

 admirably. Heretofore, everything was performed in an incon- 

 venient, hurried; and unsatisfactory manner. The show was 

 crowded into one day : the committees were compelled to make 

 up their awards after partial examination, and many were often 

 dissatisfied with their results. Now there is ample time for 

 every thing, and the merits of every contributor can be fully 

 discussed, and correctly decided. 



The exhibition of fruits, with the exception of peaches, 

 surpassed that of any previous season. There were nine 

 hundred and seventy-nine dishes and baskets, from eighty-five 

 contributors. 



The committee would occupy too much space in their report, 

 were they to enumerate every variety of fruit or contributor ; 

 they will, therefore, confine themselves to a list of those to 

 whom gratuities were awarded : 



To Charles F. Putnam, of Salem, for the largest col- 

 lection of fruits, a gratuity of - - |5 00 

 " Robert Manning, of Salem, - - 3 00 

 " Moses Pettingel, of Topsfield, - - - 3 00 

 " A. D. Rogers, of Salem, for the best pears, assorted, 3 00 

 " Andrew Lackey, of Marblehead, - - 1 50 



