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rough. By the early use of the proper tools, the weeds 

 ure not allowed to get a start, and very little hand labor is 

 required. It seems to us doubtful if the farmer nowadays 

 can afford to cultivate ground where this cannot be done. 



The statements which accompany this report show that, 

 under proper conditions, the cultivation of the soil here in 

 Essex county may be made profitable. To this end we 

 take it that a principle necessity is to reduce the manual 

 labor to the lowest point, and this requires land not too 

 expensive to work. Much of the land in this county is 

 rough and rocky, and should be devoted to other uses 

 than tillage, but we believe there is enough that can be 

 profitably occupied to satisf}^ the needs of our farmers for 

 a long time to come. 



The committee recommend the following awards : 



CARROTS. 



To Charles C. Blunt of Andover, first premium, $10.00 



PARSNIPS. 



To Charles C. Blunt of Andover, first premium, 10.00 



To Frederick A. Russell of Methuen, second 



premium, 5.00 



BEETS. 



To Frederick A. Russell of Methuen, gratuity, 10.00 



ONIONS. 



To John H. George of Methuen, first premium, 10.00 



To J. H. Lunt of Newbury, second premium, 5.00 



POTATOES. 



To Nathan Longfellow of Groveland, first 



premium, 10.00 



To Frederick A. Russell of Methuen, second 



premium, 5.00 



CABBAGES. 



To David Warren, Swampscott, first premium, 10.00 



To Frederick A. Russell of Methuen, second 



premium, ' 5.00 



