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On Oct 16th, Mr. Connor's crop of cabbage was seen, 

 also Mr. Buxton's in Peabody, who showed us a handsome 

 piece of cabbage. They were set a good distance apart and 

 had a chance to make very large and solid heads. They were 

 the most even piece the committee had seen, but being so 

 far apart, the crop was much lighter in weight than most of 

 the others. Mr. Buxton raised them for seed and not for 

 market. 



The committee recommend the following premiums : 



John H. George, 1st premium, on Potatoes; C. C. Blunt, 

 1st premium, on Parsnips; Daniel Carleton, 1st premium, on 

 Cabbage ; David Warren, 2nd premium, on Cabbage. 



The appearance of cabbage crops were so nearly alike, 

 that the premiums were decided mostly from the statements. 

 Mr. Carlton's showing the much greater weight. 



Edward A. Fuller. 



For the Committee. 



STATEMENT OF CROP OF POTATOES RATSED BY JOHN 

 H. GEORGE, METHUEN, ESSEX CO., MASS. 



The crop of potatoes which I enter for the Society's prem- 

 ium, was raised on peat meadow land, the crop last year and 

 for the two preceding, being grass. 



The whole piece measured three-quarters of an acre. 

 One-half acre, (the piece which I enter), was dressed with 

 one-half ton of Stockbridge Potato Manure ; on the remain- 

 der, (one-quarter acre) I put cow and horse manure, at the 

 rate of fifteen cords per acre. At no time during their 

 growth could it be told where the manure was, judging by 

 the appearance of the vines, and at digging time, those on 

 the fertilizer turned out to be the best potatoes, and there 

 were more of them than on the manure. It was no catch 

 crop. It was planted with the intention of competing for 

 the Society's premium, and to see how cheaply per bushel 

 I could raise potatoes. Therefore there was no extra labor 

 expended on them. They were dropped by hand, but. from 

 the time they were dropped until they were dug, there was 



