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season, selling one-half of their milk, and making the 

 other half in cheese and feeding the whey to several large 

 fat hogs to see where the most profit is. We are inclined 

 to think that the most profit will come from the cheese 

 and pork. 



Mr. Komulus Jaques had a very promising crop of tur- 

 nips planted on soil of a loamy nature. His onions were 

 a fair crop of good quality and size, but rather late. 



On Oct. 3 we went to Swampscott to see a crop of 

 squash, and cabbage entered by David Warren. It was 

 an unfavorable time to visit Mr. Warren as his land is 

 rather low and flat, although it is all underdrained. The 

 heavy rains of the preceding week made the land very 

 wet and in many places being covered with water, espec- 

 ially where his cabbages were. He had a good crop of 

 cabbages, every head being perfect and very solid, set 

 close to the ground on a short stump. The heads were 

 not so large as Mr. Mann's, but we should say more pref- 

 erable for family use, although comparing the weight to- 

 the acre we should say Mr. Mann had decidedly the most. 



Mr. Warren's crop of Bay State squashes grew on black 

 loam with gravelly subsoil, partly underdrained. The 

 squashes were of good size, hard and well-ripened. 



The committee feel that it is somewhat difficult to 

 decide on the cabbage and squash crops, everything being 

 so nearly equal, and for that reason have given it to the 

 largest crop. 



The committee award the following premiums: 

 ftlO. First premium, to John II. George, Methuen, for 

 crop onions. 

 |5. Second premium, to Chas. W. Mann. Methuen, for 

 crop onions. 

 810. First premium, to David Warren, Swampscott, for 

 crop squashes. 

 $5. Second premium, to Paul M. Ilsley, Newbury, for 

 crop sq uashes. 

 $10. First premium, to ('has. W. Mann. Methuen, for 

 crop cabbages. 



