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Stiles of Micldleton, for the best conducted experiment in rais- 

 ing Summer English Turnips for the market. This is so well 

 explained by Mr. Stiles, that we deem it unnecessary to say- 

 more than that it is worthy of the best reward in our power to 

 make, viz : the sum of $8 00. 



The next was the culture of Cabbages. Two claims for this 

 came to our hands — one by Samuel A. Merrill of Salem, the 

 other by Samuel Hutchinson of South Danvers. Both of these 

 gentlemen raised magnificent crops ; and we would gladly 

 have rewarded both, if we had been at liberty to do so. But, 

 judging of the crops as we saw them in the field, and taking 

 into view the condition of the land, and the applications made 

 thereto, we prefer the crop of Mr. Hutchinson, and award to 

 him the sum of |8 00. 



There is no man, within our knowledge, that understands 

 how to obtain a large crop, better than Mr. Merrill ; but for 

 our own use, we prefer a moderate size head of cabbage, 

 weighing half a dozen pounds, to one that weighs fifty pounds. 



Two claims for Onions were presented to us — one by Mr. 

 Merrill, before mentioned; the other by Mr. Courtis ofMar- 

 blehead. Mr. Merrill grew, on one acre, five hundred and 

 fifty bushels. Mr. Courtis grew over nine hundred bushels. 

 Knowing no difference between the quality of Marblehead 

 onions and Salem onions, we feel constrained to give the 

 preference to Mr. Courtis' crop, because it measured more ; 

 and award, accordingly, to him the sum of $8 00. 



"VVe believe both of these gentlemen did all they could, by 

 the application of labor and fertilizers, to enlarge their crops ; 

 and we congratulate them on their success — especially as the 

 maggot still continues its operations on the fields of Danvers, 

 and other towns around. Time was, when the onion crop 

 brought to the pockets of the cultivator more money than any 

 other crop grown on our soil ; but the destroyer came and the 

 onion died. 



F-or the other crops enumerated in the list of premiums 

 offered, we have received no claim conforming to the regula- 



