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dark loam mixed with sand and gravel. It was in a very bad state 

 when I first came into possession of it, and produced a very light 

 crop of grass. 



PAUL PILSBURY. 

 Andover, Nov. 7, 1845. 



This is to certify, that I assisted Mr. Pilsbury in the measurement 



of land and crop, and do hereby vouch that the above statement is 



correct. 



JACOB DASCOM. 



ON FRUIT TREES. 



The Committee on Nurseries of Fruit Trees would respect- 

 fully Report : 



That the number entered for premium was three, viz : 

 Joshua H. Ordway, West Newbury, Ephraim Woods, Salem, 

 Moody Ordway, West Newbury. 



Th3 Apple Nursery of Mr. J. H. Ordway, contains about 

 four thousand ; fifteen hundred of these were from two to 

 three years from the bud, and the remainder, twenty-five hun- 

 dred, were of one year ; these last were uncommonly thrifty 

 ani well grown. Your Committee consider him as deserving the 

 first premium of $10 and Coleman's Agricultural Report. The 

 Pear Nursery of Mr. Woods, containing about eleven hundred 

 trees, two and three years from the bud, were exceedingly 

 thrifty. The apple trees referred to in his statement appended 

 to this report, your Committee did not consider to come within 

 the conditions upon which premiums are offered, not having 

 been grown from the seed by himself. For his Nursery of Pears, 

 your Committee consider him entitled to the second premium 

 of $10. Mr. Moody Ordway' s Nursery of Apples and Peaches, 

 particularly the latter, were well grown ; his statement, which 

 was forwarded to your Committee, it was thought unnecessary 

 to append, inasmuch as there were but two premiums offered 

 by the Society. 

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