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In consequence of his large grass crops, Dr. Morton has been 

 able to increase the stock kept on the farm from five head of neat 

 cattle to twenty-eight, all of a very superior quality. By the in- 

 troduction and propagation of improved stock, Dr. Morton has 

 been a public benefactor. On this point little need be said, inas- 

 much as his fine herd of cows has often been seen at our Fair, 

 and obtained deserved admiration. His success in this depart- 

 ment has done much to quicken the efforts of others. 



We have the materials for making an extended and elaborate 

 report ; but we have said enough to explain the grounds of our 

 decision. We hereby award to Dr. Morton the Society's premium 

 of one hundred dollars. 



By order of the Committee, 



J. M. MERRICK, Chairman. 



Walpole, Dec. 80, 1865. 



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REPORr ON VEGETABLES. 



For the best collection, to John Sias, of Milton, the Wilder 

 plate, valued at $25 ; J. W. Richardson, Medway, $5 ; C. G. 

 Upham, Needham, $4 ; Dcnys Zingiebel, Needham, $8 ; Thomas 

 Barrows, Dedham, |2 ; Bradford Farm, West Roxbury, $1. 



For the best collection of potatoes — To John Sias, Milton, $8 : 

 J. W. Richardson, Medway, $2. 



Also to C. A. Skinner, of East Dedham, A. L. Smith, of Dover, 

 D. Sullivan, of Dover, Charles Clapp, of Dedham, and Reed Blan- 

 chard of Dedham, for collection of vegetables — one dollar each in 

 agricultural publications. 



D. S. MESERVE, Chairman. 



West Roxhury, Sept. 28, 1866. 



REPORT ON FRUIT. 



The Committee on Fruit attended to their duty at the Annual 

 Exhibition, and have the pleasure to report that the display of 

 fruit of all kinds was most gratifying, both in the variety and size 

 of the specimens ; especially was this the case with the exhibition 

 of pears and native grapes, which we believe to have been supe- 

 rior to that of any former year. 



