100 



VALUE OF CROP PER ACRE. 



42 1-7 bushels, 

 4785 lbs. of straw, 



$55 67 

 Respectfully submitted, 



J. J. H. Gregory. 

 I hereby certify that I measured the land and noted the 

 weight of the crop of rye that was raised in Middleton, 

 Mass., this year, 1893, on the farm of J. J. H. Gregory, 

 and that the land measured 50,625 square feet, and the 

 rye grain that grew thereon weighed 2,780 lbs. and the 

 straw 5,565 lbs. 



C. A. Hill. 



REPORT OF DELEGATE FROM STATE BOARD 

 OF AGRICULTURE. 



Your delegate attended the fair of the Essex Agricul- 

 tural Society held at Lawrence, Sept. 27th and 28th. The 

 weather was favorable to success ; the pi'ogramme was 

 carried out in a commendable manner. The exhibition of 

 horticulture, domestic manufactures and works of art, 

 was held in the City Hall, a place easy of access, and well 

 adapted for the classification and arrangement of the va- 

 rious exhibits. Here the exhibitors must have felt that 

 their various offerings were shown to advantage ; while 

 the visitor gained instruction and pleasure from the merit 

 and variety of articles shown. The Grange exhibition 

 was in an adjoining hall ; the variety and completeness of 

 these exhibits excited universal commendation. Your del- 

 egate questions however the wisdom of making the 



