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For the best collection and variety of Garden Ve;n;etablcs, (117 

 varieties,) first premium to John Sias, of Milton, $10.00. 



For the best collection of Potatoes, (21 varieties,) a premium 

 of $3.00 to John Sias. 



To Ephraim Wilson, of Dover, for 10 varieties of Potatoes, 

 second premium of $2.00. 



To Jacob Wendall, Jr., of Needham, for Collection of Vegeta- 

 bles, (including four squashes, weighing from 90 to 138 pounds 

 each,) a gratuity of $1.00. 



To John Fottler, of West Roxbury, for superior Onions and 

 Sweet Corn — a gratuity of $1.00. 



To Richard Holmes, of Roxbury, for two very fine Egg Plants — 

 a gratuity of $1.00. 



To John York, of West Roxbury, and Benjamin White, of 

 Milton, for Vegetables ; Stillman Whitney, of Dcdham, for Mam- 

 moth Squashes, and C. B. Ward, of Dedham, for nice Pumpkins — 

 each the Society's diploma. 



To H. L. Stone, of Grantville, for the best experiment in 

 raising Potatoes, the details of which will be found in his state- 

 ment — a premium of $5.00. 



Mr. S. also sends a report of an experiment in raising mangel 

 wurtzel, which, in the opinion of the Committee, is not entitled to 

 a premium, on account of the very small amount raised per acre, 

 and the cost per bushel, (45 cents,) being far above their value ; 

 but they recommend the pubHshment of his statement, in order 

 that it may stimulate others to compete in raising this valuable 

 auxiliary to the hay-mow. 



For the Committee, 



GEORGE CRAFT, Chairman. 

 BrookUne, Dec. 2, 1862. 



STATEMENTS OF H. L. STONE. 

 POTATOES. 



The experiment in raising potatoes to which your attention is 

 called was as follows, and on land last year in corn, and then had 

 ten cords of barn-cellar manure spread over it, giving a good crop 

 of corn, estimated at seventy bushels. In April last I ploughed 

 between the hills of corn, which were four feet apart, and dropped 

 in the furrows eight bushels of Jackson White potatoes, using as 

 a fertilizer 300 pounds of plaster on the potatoes, a portion when 

 planted and a portion at the first hoeing, except on four drills near 

 the centre of the field, which were manured in the drills — one 

 with horse manure, one with a compost of meadow mud and old salt 



