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part of the season by the louse, has proved, on the whole, a 

 good and remunerative crop. 



The squash crop has been an entire success ; and we 

 would say that we never saw finer squashes than the Cam- 

 bridge Marrows, shown us by Mr. S. A. Merrill on the Derby 

 Farm. It would be of great advantage to the farmers gener- 

 ally — those who do not pay particular attention to the raising 

 of vegetables for the markets — to procure such seeds as they 

 wish to use of those who are known to have the finest vegeta- 

 bles grown. And we were reminded of this by the evident 

 superiority of this particular family of the Marrow, when 

 compared with others of the common variety planted by him 

 in the immediate vicinity. 



Many market gardeners have this season made a clear profit 

 of from two to four hundred dollars per acre on the entire 

 breadth cultivated ; and, as a consequence, lands, in some 

 parts of the county, in a condition for vegetable culture, were 

 never in such demand and at so high a price. 



In fact, it may well be questioned, whether the tobacco 

 culture on the lands in the Connecticut Valley has been a 

 greater source of income to the cultivators of that section, 

 than the culture of vegetables has been to those in Marble- 

 head, Danvers and other towns in this county, who have 

 found their principal market in the city of Boston. 



We award to Samuel A. Merrill, of Salem, for his crop of 

 Cabbages, the first premium of $8.00. 



To Hiram A. Stiles, of Middleton, for his crop of Summer 

 English Turnips, the first premium of $8.00. 



Charles V. Preston, Levi Emery, James M. Perry, Wm. 

 Little, Committee. 



STATEMENT OF S. A. MERRILL. 



The land on which the crop of Early Cabbages that I enter 

 for premium, grew, measures IGO rods. 



It was in grass in 1862, no manure being applied. 



