GRAIN. 57 



CYRUS KILBURN'S STATEMENT. 



WHITE BEANS. 



The soil on which I grew ray beans is a black loam, and the crop 

 in 1864 was corn, in 1865, buckwheat; plowed once the early part of 

 May, seven inches deep, and planted the last part of that month by 

 hand, with the small, early Pea Bean ; hoed tliree times by hand. I 

 harvested 1st September, at the rate of 22f bushels to the acre ; they 

 are a very early variety and choice beans, and may be planted in rows^ 

 two feet apart each way advantageously. 



Cost of plowing for one-eighth of an acre, 50 



Manure, 2 00 



" Seed and planting, 3 00 



Cultivating, 3 00 



** Harvesting, &c., ' 3 00 



$11 50 



REPORTS. 



The following awards are made by the Committee on Reports : 



To George S. Houghton of Fitchburg, for his Report on Swine, 1st 

 premium, $10 00. 



To Ephrami Graham of Lunenburg, for his Report on Root Crops, 

 2d premium, $6 00. 



To A. B. Davis of Shirley Village, for his Report on Steers more 

 than two years old, 3d premium, $4 00. 



It is hoped more interest will be taken to compete for these 

 premiums than has been heretofore, not only from an interest in the 

 Society but so that the "Transactions" may be made of interest and 

 profit to the readers by making public the information that is derived 

 by the committees in the several departments. It is for this purpose 

 that these premiums are offered year after year. 



Since the above awards were made the Report upon Grain, by Cjnrus 

 Kilburn, Esq. of Lunenburg, has been received by the Society, and is 

 well worthy a premium which it would have received but for the new 

 rule of the State Board requuing corn to be weighed Dec. 1st, hence 

 the report could not be received till the Annual Meeting. 



Since the above was written the Trustees voted to pay Mr. Kilbum 

 a gratuity of $4 00 for his very valuable report upon grain. 



JOSEPH UPTON, Chairman. 



