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berries and currants. His whole farm as well as his 

 entered specialties shows that he practices thoroughness in 

 everything he undertakes. Although he does not figure 

 a profit on his currants and blackberries, for the first years 

 of their bearing, he is confident of a good income later on. 

 The Committee believe that Mr. Haseltine's statements 

 are very valuable, and do not hesitate to propose that he 

 be awarded the premiums offered by the Society. Your 

 Committee therefore recommend the following awards : — 

 To J. Henry Nason, West Boxford, crop of 



strawberries, first premium, ^ f 10.00 



To W. K. Cole, West Boxford, crop of raspber- 

 ries, first premium, $10.00 

 To Amos Haseltine, Haverhill, crop of currants, 



fii'st premium, $10.00 



To Amos Haseltine, Haverhill, crop of black- 

 berries, first premium, $10.00 

 B. F. Huntington, Wm. Thornton, W. H. Hayes — Com- 

 Tnittee. 



REPORT OF A CROP OF STRAWBERRIES RAISED BY J. 

 HENRY NASON, OF WEST BOXFORD. 



This piece of land that I enter for a crop of strawberries, 

 contains twenty rods, measured by D. M. Cole, of West 

 Boxford. The crop in 1892 was potatoes. Ploughed in 

 the spring of 1893 and harrowed and applied phosphate. 

 The piece was set to the following varieties, Haverland, 

 Sharpless, Bubach, Jessie and Leader. They were set 

 four feet in rows, and about fourteen inches in the row, I 

 used Bradley's phosphate and made three applications in 

 the season. Commenced picking, June 13, and picked the 

 last, July 11. 



