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 REPORT ON SEEDS, &c. 



Your Committee regret very much the misunderstanding of 

 premiums on grains, as, with few exceptions, no corn was entered 

 for premium. 



For the best forty ears we award the first premium of $2 to 

 Robert Mansfield, of Needham, for his eight-rowed yellow im- 

 proved corn. 



The second premium of $1 to Eliphalet Sias, of Milton, for his 

 Webster corn. 



To John Sias, of Milton, a premium of $1, for a peck of winter 

 wheat, it being a part of the produce from a few ounces of seed 

 sent him from the Patent Office. Numerous varieties of sweet 

 and popping corn, and also several parcels of field corn were 

 shown, that told well for the exhibitors, but were not proper en- 

 tries for premium. We noticed fifteen boxes of seeds from C. E. C. 

 Breck, among which were onion, turnip, tomato, peas, beans, 

 squashes and melons. We recommend him a gratuity of two 

 dollars. 



In conclusion, your Committee earnestly recommend, in future, 

 the ofier of liberal premiums on grain crops, to induce the " Agri- 

 culturists " to join their endeavors to render the exhibition " wor- 

 thy of the patronage of the Commonwealth, and creditable to 

 themselves." 



For the Committee, 



ROBERT MANSFIELD, Chairman. 



Dedham, Sept. 29, 1865. 



REPORT ON NATIVE WINES, &c. 



For native wine contributed by N. B. Wilmarth, of South Wal- 

 pole, first premium, $2. 



For the Committee, 



THEODORE DUNN, Chairman. 

 Bedham, Sept. 29, 1865. 



REPORT ON AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 



The Committee award the following premiums viz. : — 

 To Joel Nourse, agent, of Boston, for best collection of agri- 

 cultural implements, first premium, $6. 



To George F. Shaw, of West Roxbury, for corn sheller, a gra- 

 tuity of ^3 and a diploma. 



