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superior to those of last year. Fine Angoleme Pears from 

 David Nevins, of Methuen, and Rev. Dr. Packard, of Law- 

 rence. Superior " Bezi de la Molle " Pears from Dr. Rob- 

 inson, of West Newbury, one cluster of 19 grown upon a 

 single stein, weighed 7 pounds. There were line Hubbard- 

 f?ton Nonsuch, an Apple Avhich we cannot too highly rec- 

 ommend for New England culture, from Charles P\ Putnam, 

 of Salem, and S. H. Brockelbanlc, of Georgetown. 



Your Committee were enabled w'ith some difficulty to 



unite in the following as Gratuities, viz : 



To Charles F. Putnam, of Salem, $8.00 



" Robert Manning, " 7.00 



" Moses Pettengil, of Topsfield, 400 



" A. D. Rodgers, of Salem, ^00 



" Ephraim Emerton, " 300 



[ " S. H. Elliot, of Lawrence, 200 



" J. B. Barker, of Methuen, 200 



<' Joseph HoAv, " 200 



'• N. Bodwell, of Boxford, G. W. Gage, ' 



Methuen, Wm. Merrill, Haverhill, Adam 



Nesmith, Beverly, E. J. Jackman, Me- }• $1 00 each 



thuen, and Andrew Lackey, of Marble 

 , head. 



To David Nevins, of Methuen, Geo. Pack- ] 

 ard, LawTence, David Alger, Methuen, | 

 Andrew Dodge, Wenham, .Joseph Per- 

 kins, Newbury, Jonas Holt, Andover, 

 John Low, Methuen, .Joshua Hale, Nevv- 

 buryport, J. M. Richards, Lawrence, Ru- 

 fus Slocumb, Haverhill, Benjamin Os- 

 good, Lawrence, Samuel Ames, Law- 

 rence, Mrs. Richards, Wenham, William 

 M. Kimball, Lawrence, Doctf.r Robinson, 

 West Newbury, Rev. H. F. Harrington, 

 Lawrence, S. H. Brockelbank, George- 

 town, A. E. Goodwin, Amesbury and 

 A. J. Gould, Andover. 



In the cultivation of Fruit, particularly the Pear, we ap- 

 prehend that a judicious selection of soil and exposure, is 



y 



50cts. each 



