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wish to see and also looked over Mr. Mann's splendid farm, 

 afterwards we were treated to a bounteous dinner at Mr. 

 George's. 



In the afternoon we visited Mr. Gregory in Middleton, 

 where we found a very large crop of onions. At the time 

 of our visit they were not quite all down, but were going 

 fast. Very few crops of onions equal to this one are seen 

 in these days. They were piled up three high in a great 

 many places, and were of very even size. Mr. Gregory 

 did not forward his statement in season, otherwise he would 

 have had first premium. 



On September 11, the committee visited Mr. Daniel Carl- 

 ton in North Andover, and saw a very heavy piece of cab- 

 bage growing in dark shallow loam. They were very thick 

 in the row, being about eighteen apart and every one a good 

 head. In this way, Mr. Carlton gets a large crop of medium 

 sized cabbage. 



On the same day the committee visited Mr. Symonds of 

 North Andover and Mr. C. C. Blunt of Andover, who 

 entered a piece of parsnips. They were bottoming in 

 good shape, and looked as if there would be a heavy crop. 

 The tops were of very even height and were beginning to 

 change color. Mr. Blunt digs and markets the greater 

 part of them in the spring, when they sell rapidly at a good 

 price. 



On Sept. 25th visited David Warren of Swampscott, where 

 we saw a fine piece of Cabbage. They were growing in a 

 dark heavy loom, where onions were formerly grown. The 

 corp was very even,of good size and very hard. They were the 

 Stone Mason and were raised principally for seed. Mr, 

 Warren also showed us some very fine squashes which he 

 was going to save for seed, also a large lot of Crosby sweet 

 corn for seed. 



We were very hospitably entertained at dinner by Mr. 

 Warren, after which the committee took the train for New- 

 bury. 



Here at Mr. Moynihan's we saw a good crop of onions, 

 but they were grown on two separate pieces which prevented 

 him from receiving a premium. 



