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a premium to a Town Team unless it be worthy of it ; 

 and finding that both Teams which they have inspected 

 are entitled to a premium, they have made their verdict 

 as follows: 



To Sterling for best Town Team, the first 



premium of ^ 20,00 



To Fitchburgjfor the second best Town Team, 



the second premium of ^ 10,00 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



AUGUSTUS MORSE, for the Com. 



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GRAIN. 



Committee. — Isaac B. Woodward, Moses M. Gage, Joel Page, 

 James P. Putnam, Thomas S. Eaton, of Fitchburg; Luke Wellington, 

 of Ashby ; and Benjamin Wyman, of Westminster. 



In the Rules of the Trustees offering the premiums 

 on the several kinds of Grain, including White Beans 

 and Cabbages, it reads, "For the most profitable crop;" 

 and with Grain it must weigh a certain amount to the 

 rod or bushel, to entitle the owner to compete for a 

 premium. 



First on the list is Corn. For the best acre of any 

 variety, the product to be not less than 30 lbs. to the 

 square rod at harvesting. 



There were thirteen acres entered by twelve competi- 

 tors, Mr. Watson, of Princeton, entering two. 



Your committee visited nine pieces of Corn, in the 



