38 REPORTS OP COMMITTEES. 



GRAIN. 



Your Committee on Grain have attended to their duty, and sub- 

 mit the following as their Report : 



Waole number of entries, 14. 



CORN. 



There were five entries of this grain; one withdrawn. We 

 award the lirst premium, $15 00, to Joseph. Goodrich of Lunen- 

 burg. WeiQ:]it of shelled corn per square rod, 27 lbs. ; equal to 

 77 bushels per acre. 



Second premium, $10 00, to Cyrus Kilburn, Lunenburg. Weight 

 of shelled corn per square rod, 25 lbs.; equal to 71 5-24 bushels 

 per acre. 



The crops of Luther Page of Lunenburg and Solon Carter of 

 Leominster did not come up to the Society's standard weight. 



WHEAT. 



We award the first premium, $15 00, to Luther Page of Lunen- 

 burg. Weight per square rod, 7f lbs. ; equal to 20f bushels per 

 acre. 



The crop of Joseph Goodrich did not come up to the Society's 

 standard weight. 



EYE. 



Three entries. Two withdrawn. The third did not come up 

 to the Society's standard weight. 



OATS. 



Three entries. All withdrawn. 



BUCKWHEAT. 



One entry. Withdrawn. 



As the Grain crop is so uncertain in our vicinity, your Committee 

 would recommend to the Society to abolish the standard weiglit of 

 grain and other articles, for several reasons. We think we should 

 have more competition, and be just as likely to get seventy-five or 

 a hundred bushels of corn per acre, and other grains in proportion, 

 as we are with the standard weight, as the seasons are so change- 

 able that farmers can raise a third more grain in some years than 

 others, with the same amount of labor and expense. 



