40 ON MULBERRY TREES AND SILKS. 



ON MULBERRY TREES, SILK, ETC. 



The Committee on the cultivation of the mulberry 

 tree, silk, &c,, respectfully report, that after exam- 

 ining the several claims for premium, they have 

 voted the following: — 



That the premium of $7, for the best specimen of 

 silk produced within the county be awarded to Mrs. 

 Harriet M. Tappan, of Newburyport. Not less than 

 one pound. 



That the premium of $10, be given to Mr. Tem- 

 ple Cutler, for the best conducted experiment on 

 silks, reeled and manufactured. 



That a gratuity of $1, be given to Mrs. D. Foster, 

 for specimens of silk exhibited in cocoons, reeled, 

 and a pair of stockings. 



That a gratuity of $2, be given to Mrs, 



Titcomb, for silk stockings, very fine. 



That a gratuity of $1, be given to the Misses 

 Charlotte and Caroline Larkin, of Byfield, for spe- 

 ciments of cocoons. 



That a gratuity of $1, be given to Mr. Moses P. 

 Atwood, of Bradford, for specimens of cocoons and 

 silk-worms at work. 



That a gratuity of $2, be given to Mrs. Mehitible 

 Burbank, of Bradford, for a silk dress, manufactured 

 by her twenty five years since, when she was rising 

 seventy years of age. Mrs. Burbank is now at the 

 advanced age of ninety six, in the enjoyment of good 

 health and a cheerful mind; the result, no doubt in 

 a great degree, of the industrious habits which she 

 has cherished through life. 



That the first premium of $10, be given to Mr. 

 Temple Cutler, of Hamilton, for the best nursery of 

 mulberry-trees, not exceeding two years' growth. 



That the premium of $15, be awarded to Gardner 



