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quantity than tAvelve pounds." Among these, the Committee 

 award 



To James R. Fisher of West Dedham, for a box containing 



twelve pounds, the first premium of . . . $10.00 



To Lucy Morse of Medfield, for a box containing fifteen 



pounds, the second premium of . . . .5.00 



To John Mansfield of West Needham, for a box of twelve 



pounds, the third premium of . . . . . 3.00 



The Committee were very happy to inspect a box containing 

 twelve pounds of very excellent butter offered for exhibition, not 

 for premium, by Simon Plympton of Holliston, without the limits 

 of the county, for which they recommend a diploma of the 

 Society. 



The Committee regret to add that no specimen of cheese was 

 presented. 



For the Committee, 



A. LAMSON, Chairman. 



Dedham, October 1, 1856. 



. REPORT ON GRAIN CROPS. 



The Committee on Grain Crops report that there have been 

 five apphcations made for premium on corn, four for rye, and one 

 for barley. Subsequently, however, three of the entries on corn 

 and one on rye were withdrawn. The crop of barley and one 

 crop of rye entered, having been raised on less than one acre of 

 land each, their claims for premium could not be considered. The 

 season has been considered as favorable for grain generally. 

 Many pieces of corn, however, failed to come up well, and con- 

 siderable damage was done to the crop generally by the winds in 

 August. But notwithstanding these drawbacks, we beUeve the 

 corn crop to have been above the average of preceding years. 

 The large quantity of snow, and its long continuance the past 

 winter, left the rye crop in fine condition for an early start in the 

 spring, and the weather continuing favorable through the spring 

 and summer, we have had many fine fields of that grain. 



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