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of the construction thus put upon it, we do not think 

 it was the intention of the Society to offer more than 

 one premium for the same field, or in other words for 

 the same experiment. We suppose the word acre when 

 it occurs, was used to indicate that the Society did not 

 intend to offer premiums for fields of less than an acre. 

 JVe suppose a competitor has a right to enter his whole 

 field or any acre of it for one of the premiums, but that 

 he should not use the same field of grain, large or small, 

 to compete for more than one premium, unless it was 

 for variety, and we have been governed by this rule in 

 awarding the premiums. We think any other course 

 would be subversive of the principles of awarding pre- 

 miums for fair competition, and discouraging and unjust 

 to small [farmers. We have examined the statements 

 of the several competitors and award the following 

 premiums : 



To Solon Carter, of Leominster, for the variety of 

 corn best adapted to our soil and climate, the premium 

 of $3,00. 



The first premium on corn, to Solon Carter of Leo- 

 iminster, $6,00. One square rod containing twenty- 

 three hills, producing 45 lbs. of ears. 



The second premium of $4,00, to Edward Smith, of 

 Fitchburg, one rod of 27 hills, producing 32 ^ lbs of 

 ears. 



The third premium of $3,00, to Samuel Farwell, 2d 

 of Fitchburg, one rod of thirty-one hills producing 31 

 lbs. of ears. 



The fourth premium of $2,00 to John Brooks, Jr., of 

 Princeton, one rod producing 32 lbs. of ears, but the 

 corn was not as dry as the other samples. 



