REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



Early Summer Crops. 



Whole number of entries, 60. Four acres of Rye, 18: one acre of live, 20: 

 Barley, 6; five acres of Grass, 8: three acres of Grass, 13. 



Be^t four acres of Winter Rve. William C. Dalzel]. Eirremont. $<> 0) 



•M do. H. K. Bloodjrood. New Marlboro. 5 (X> 



-3d do. Austin Holian. Great Barrin^tou. 4 00 



4th do. Henry W. Burj^et. Egremont. 3 00 



5th do. John R. Hu«:si"S- Sheffield. 2 00 



6th do. Albert W. Barnes. Stockbridge, 1 00 



Best one acre of Winter live. Andrew J. Freeman. New Marlboro. 4 0<3 



2d do. Sanford A. Foote, Pittsfteld. :3 00 



3d do. Carlton Curtiss. Stockbridjie, 2 00 



4th do, Denni.^ Haves. New Marlboro. 1 00 



.5th do. Charles E. Spurr. Sheffield. 1 00 



Best one acre of Barlev. ilartin W. Coleman. Kichmoiid. 4 00 



M do, Dwight T. Bradlev. Lee. 3 00 



Best five acres of Cultivated Grass. H. K. Bloodyood. New Marll)or(). ."3 00 

 2d do, Merritt I. Wheeler. Great Barriugton. • 4 00 



3d do. Warren Crissey. Great Barrington, 3 00 



4th do. Samuel K. Williams, Eprremont. 2 00 



Best three acres of Cultivated Grasr<. Sanford A. Foote. Pittsfield. 4 00 



2d do. H. C. Byington. Stockbridge. 3 00 



3d do. J. M. Mackie. Great Barrington. 2 00 



4th do. Michael Hayes. New Marlboro. 1 t)0 



Tlie committee on Early Summer Crops submit the following report: Our de- 

 partment comprises rye, barley and grass, and the attention of the society is 

 called to the fact that the barley crop Ts not properly classified, but should be 

 placed with the late summer crops. It does not come to maturity in time to 

 give the medium and late-sown pieces a fair showing when it is necessary to in- 

 spect the other crops in our division. Many competitors in the rye crop seem 

 to lose sight of the fact that the object of the society in offering premiums is to 

 encourage special effort in the cultivation of crops. Entries were made at ran- 

 dom, witn no preparation, and though some fields made a fair appearance, they 

 fell short of premiums. The successful competitors sowed from 1| to 2 bushels 

 per acre on the ground that had l)een fert ilized for a previous crop and in some 

 instances top dressed upon the furrows at the sowing of the rye. and seed and 

 fertilizers harrowed in together, A single instance of sowing upon sod ground 

 secured a premium, the field being plowed in June and sowed in September. 

 It is evident to your committee that 11 bushels of thoroughly screened seed will 

 produce as good results upon most soil as any other quantity per acre, and the 

 failure to properly [)repare the seed sown may account for the very large per- 

 centage of false and blighted heads tliat were jound in some of the fields pre- 

 sented for our inspection. The entries of cultivated grass were liberal, but the 

 most favorable returns were made upon fields newly seeded. Older meadows 

 developed in many cases a growth of plaintain and other noxious weeds, which 

 placed them at a disadvantaiie in the competition. Respectfullv submitted. 



WALTER H. TICKNOR. '. . .omuiitlee 

 M. S. HEATH. • s <^ on^^ntlet. 



Late Summer Crops. 



Whole number of entries, 4b<. Four acres of Oats, IH: one acre of Oats, 15; 

 En.silage Corn, 5; two acres of Sowed Corn, 8; one-half acre of Sowed Corn, 7. 



Best four acres of Oats. Warren Crissev, Great Barrinjrton. $(i 00 



2d do. Silas Rote. Sheffield. ' 5 00 



3d do. H. Z. Cande. Sheffield. 4 00 



4th do, M. I. Wheeler. Great Barriufrton. 3 00 



.5th do. Leonard Post, Alford. 2 00 



Best one acre of Oats. Henry P. Far«(.>. :Monterev. 5 00 



2d do. Edffar D. Shears, Sheffield. " 4 00 



3d do. Dennis Hayes, New Marllioro. 3 00 



4th do. A. H. Shepard. Alford. 2 00 



