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horse, and hoed twice by hand. It was gathered and 

 husked Oct. 10th to 20th, and the amount of corn was 

 11,844 lbs. or 8536 lbs. to acre. 122 bushels shelled corn 

 to acre. 



Estimated cost per acre : 



Plousrhincr 



Harrowing and furrowing, 



Planting and seed. 



Cultivating and hoeing, 



Gathering and husking, 



Manure, 



Value of fertilizer, 



174 50 

 The above statement is respectfully submitted, 



John C. Tarleton. 



West Newbury, Oct. 1, 1895. 

 I hereby certify that I measured the land on which the 

 €orn grew which John C. Tarleton has entered for a pre- 

 mium and it contained one acre and sixty-two rods. 



Wm. Merrill. 



REPORT OF DELEGATE FROM THE STATE 

 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The Essex County Agricultural Society held its show 

 this year in the City of Haverhill, Sept. 18th, 19th and 

 20th. This Society has had no grounds of its own for ex- 

 hibition purposes, but has held its shows at different points 

 in the county as circumstances seemed favorable. This 

 society has an endowment fund which together with what 

 it receives from the state has enabled it to pay fairly good 

 premiums for many years. But for the last few years it 

 has been becoming more and more apparent that the Soci- 

 ety must either largely reduce its premiums, or its endow 



