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delinquent members, the chairman respectfully submits the 

 following report : 



The field of Turnips offered for premium by Mr. Stiles lies 

 east of Beach Bi-ook, near the Essex Railway. The soil in 

 some parts is of a light gravelly texture and in others is a fine 

 loam. The Turnips, planted in drills, had been somewhat 

 affected by mildew, but were generally looking very well. 

 The field was not kept as clean from weeds as some of the 

 Committee thought consistent with good husbandry, but as 

 Mr. Stiles manifested considerable regret that the weeds had 

 not been rooted from among the " roots " to which he had 

 called the official attention of so august a body as this Com- 

 mittee, it is deemed prudent to say nothing whatever about 

 them. Mr. Stiles's facilities for preparing his Turnips for 

 market are worthy of commendation. Beach Brook, whose 

 tortuous course is supposed by some to have been marked out 

 at the subsidence of the deluge by a bewildered sea-serpent in 

 search of the Atlantic, runs between the Turnip field and the 

 residence of Mr. S. Over this brook he has erected a shed 

 with all the " modern improvements " for washing, trimming 

 and packing his crop for market. From the field the Turnips 

 are carted to this shed where with the aid of a brush and an 

 abundance of water all adhering matter is quickly brushed 

 from the tubers, a clip from a knife severs the leaves and they 

 are ready for tying into bunches for market. As Mr. S. is the 

 only applicant for a premium on English Turnips the Commit- 

 tee have had no means of comparing his with the crops of 

 others, who, it may be, had better crops ; but it is presumed 

 that no one had or they would have " done themselves the 

 honor" of calling the attention of your "discriminating and in- 

 telligent " Committee to the same. The Committee therefore 

 recommend that Mr. Stiles be awarded the highest premium 

 for this product. Mr. Stiles's statement is herewith enclosed 

 to which, for details, the Committee refer. 



On the same day of visitiag Mr. Stiles's place the Commit- 

 tee responded to a call from Mr. Moody of the Burley farm, 

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