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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON ROOT CROPS. 



The Committee on Root Crops have attended to their 

 duty, and respectfully report nine entries from eight com- 

 petitors as follows : 



E. C. Little, foreman of " Crystal Lake " farm, Haverhillj 

 crop of onions. 



John H. George, Methuen, crop of onions. 



Chas. C. Blunt, Andover, crop of parsnips. 



Henry A. Ilayward, Andover, crop of cabbage. 



Isaac H. Laney, Methuen, crop of potatoes. 



James Manning, Topsfield, crops of onions and ruta baga 

 turnips. 



David Warren, Swampscott, crop of squashes. 



Cornelius Moynihan, Newbury, crop of ruta baga turnips. 



The first visit we made on Sept. 8 to see the crops of 

 onions. Mr. Little met us in the city and we were driven 

 by him about four miles out to the Crystal Lake farm, which 

 is owned by Mr. Marsh. The onions were not all dried down 

 but were making good progress ; they were on dark heavy 

 loam where a mixed crop was grown the year before. They 

 had suffered some from blight but were of good size and 

 promised a good crop, and the committee regret that Mr. 

 Little did not send in a statement. 



After being hospitably entertained at dinner by Mr. and 

 Mrs. Little we were driven by him to Methuen to see Mr. 

 George's crop of onions. The crop was grown on a piece 

 of reclaimed swamp land. Rows twelve inches apart, and 

 at the time of our visit were all dried down, no scullions. 

 no small ones. The piece was perfectly free from w^eeds. 

 It is seldom so fine a crop of onions can be seen in this sec- 

 tion. 



The crop of potatoes entered by Mr. Laney is on land 

 near Mr. George, but on examination was found not to 

 contain the amount of land required (one half acre), and 

 we did not feel justified to take it into consideration. 



On Sept. 19 the committee visited Mr. Chas. C. Blunt, 



