90 



All tlie crops offered for premium were visited by one or more 

 members of the Committee during the season. 



A field of corn, entered by Mr. Brown, in Milton, looked re- 

 markably promising until it was prostrated by a high wind, which 

 injured it so badly that it was withdrawn. The yield, however, 

 was very creditable, he having obtained at the rate of about 

 seventy-six bushels per acre, as was ascertained by measurement. 

 Two pieces of corn, planted on reclaimed meadow, one in Milton 

 and one in Quincy, appeared uncommonly well. The Committee 

 were in hopes of receiving some account of them, but were dis- 

 appointed. 



Mr. P. Ruggles of Milton, who has been heretofore very suc- 

 cessful in raising large crops of corn, would have been a competi- 

 tor this year, had he not been unfortunate in not having his corn 

 come up well. His corn, although very thin, yielded at the rate 

 of eighty-four bushels per acre, which, under any circumstances, 

 would be considered a very large crop. 



A field of rye was offered by Mr. C. L. Cunningham of Milton, 

 but a part of the field lodging badly, it was withdrawn. It ought, 

 perhaps, to be stated that this field w^as sown with the intention of 

 cutting green, for soiling cattle in the summer, and having been 

 manured highly, it lodged so much as to injure the grain. This 

 field, we were informed, yielded at the rate of thirty-nine and a 

 quarter bushels of grain and 5136 pounds of straw per acre. 



The statement of Mr. Fenno is annexed. We regret that the 

 quantity of land in his field was less than was required by the rules 

 of the Society, as otherwise a premium might have been awarded 

 to him. 



From the facts presented in the following statements, we learn 

 that the raising of grain may not only be made to pay, but, in 

 some cases at least, can be made profitable. From these state- 

 ments, as well as from those of previous years, we have the facts 

 presented that from 80 to 100 bushels of corn, and, in some cases, 

 even more, have been raised to the acre, and that, too, in seasons 

 and on soils which seemed quite unfavorable. In view of these 

 facts, the question very naturally arises, why may not these 

 products be obtained by any or all of our farmers. We certainly 

 can see no reason why, wdth similar treatment, similar results may 

 not be obtained. 



