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so few entries of this staple production. Indeed, we do not 

 remember to have heard so many farmers, as we have this year, 

 say that tiieir corn crop never was better. We only wish 

 that more of these crops had been entered for premium. But 

 the premium of six dollars offered by the Society is hardly large 

 enough to induce farmers to go to all the trouble of the exact meas- 

 urement of their land and crop, required by the rules. We would 

 suggest that larger premiums and more of them be offered, to 

 excite a spirit of greater competition in this direction. Consider- 

 ing the intrinsic value of this crop and the many uses to which 

 it is applied, and especially considering that as large crops are 

 seldom raised as might easily be raised, the culture of Indian 

 corn should receive more encouragement. 



The committee recommend that there be awarded to Wm. 

 F. Porter,?of Bradford, for his rye crop, the premium of ^600 



To Amos Poor, jr., of West Newbury, for his corn crop, 

 the premium of 6 00 



To Geo. Hayes, of Beverly, for his corn crop, a gratuity of 6 00 



To Hermon P. Chandler, of Andover, mixed crop of 

 corn and beans, premium of, 6 00 



Francis Dodge, Chairman. 



Wm. F. Porter's Statement. 

 I offer for prem.ium a crop of Winter Rye, raised on one 

 acre — the soil is of a sandy loam. In the summer of 1851, 

 it yielded about one ton of hay per acre. In September fol- 

 lowing, it was ploughed eight inches deep, and on the 15th, 

 tenloads of compost manure to the acre were applied, thirty- 

 five bushels to the load. One bushel of rye sowed, covered 

 with the harrow and rolled. On the 12th of July, 1852, it 

 was harvested, and threshed out the last of August, and 

 yielded twenty-eight and three-fourths bushels. On the 23rd 

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