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thing differing materially from that of many other farmers of 

 the County, either as to crops or income ; but in considera- 

 tion of his laborious efforts to bring under cultivation land 

 very stony and rough, your Committee recommend that a gra- 

 tuity be paid him of eight dollars. Mr. Holt's statement is 

 annexed. 



Your Committee recommend an award of the first premium 

 of twenty-five dollars to Christopher How, of Methuen, and 

 the second premium of twenty dollars, to Daniel P. King, of 

 Danvers. 



JOSIAH NEWHALL, 

 JEREMIAH COLEMAN, 



DEAN ROBINSON. 

 November, 1845. 



CHRISTOPHER HOW S STATEMENT. 



To the Committee on Farms : 



Gentlemen, — The farm that I offer foi* premium contains one 

 hundred and seventeen acres ; sixty-two acres of pasturing, and the 

 remainder mowing and tillage. The soil, a gravelly loam, and 

 most of it was quite stony. I this year had five acres of winter 

 rye, which yielded 111 bushels ; five acres of oats, 245 bushels; 

 two and a half acres of corn, 143 bushels ; one and a half acre of 

 potatoes, 275 bushels ; hay, I think, about 75 tons. In conse- 

 quence of the drought, my hay I think fell short of my usual crop a- 

 bout 15 tons ; my corn and potatoes were also considerably injured 

 by the drought. My crop of apples was also very light. I had only 

 about 30 barrels of winter apples. This season I have kept ten 

 cows, and have made 769 pounds of butter and 348 pounds of 

 cheese. I usually winter from twenty to thirty head of cattle, as 

 circumstances seem to require, and sell the remainder of my hay. 

 I usually keep a considerable number of swine for the purpose of 

 increasing my manure. I usually hire two hands through the farm- 

 ing season, and my son through the year ; and about forty dollars 

 for additional help in haying. I cannot give you an exact account 

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