Best one-fourth acre of Sufrar Beets, D. 1. Mackie. Great Banin^ton. 

 Best one-fourth acre of Onions. W. C. French, Great Barrington, 



2d do, W. J. Warner. Great Barrinffton, 

 Best one-fourth acre of Mangel Wurtzels, F. B. Seeley, Stockbrid^e. 

 Best one fourth acre of Carrots. F. B. Seeley. Stockbridge, 

 Best one-fourth acre of Turnips, H. A. Belden. Lenox, 



2d do, M. W. Coleman, Eichmond. 



3d do, Louis Snvder. Sheffield, 

 Best one-fourth acre of Cabbage, E. L. Heath. Stockbridge. 



2d do, Alonzo Bradley, Lee, 



3d do. A. G. Sweet, Tyrlngham, 



JOHN B. HULL, 

 ALBERT H. STICKLES, 



Stockbridge, Mass., N'ovember 5, 1894. 



The Chairman of the Commilteeon Fall Crops, having held the list of entries 

 some two weeks, returned it to the Secretary, whereupon the undersigned was 

 drafted in his place. This delay made our examination so late that many of 

 the crops were harvested, but we were cordially received everywhere, and our 

 apology accepted. 



We expected to find but few crops worthy of premiums ; owing to the unpre- 

 cedented drought, but in this we were happily disappointed. The farmers re- 

 ported their early crops, as fully up to the average, while there were many of 

 the fall crops of such excellence as to deserve many more premiums than were 

 at our disposal. 



Of the crops weighed, most of the premiums on corn, were taken by 70 to 

 80 pounds per rod, and some crops of potatoes of more than 450 bushels per 

 acre, could receive no award. What was true of the above was equally true 

 of the crops not weighed. (It is fair to admit that our weights were, for 

 rods, better than the average.) 



One competitor, who had followed the advice of Horace Greeley, and gone 

 West, reported that in Kansas, he had planted 35 acres of corn, and the 

 same of wheat, and had raised 70 acres of grasshoppers, but not a kernel of 

 •either kind of grain. He did not report by what means he was able to return 

 to the old homestead, but if he borrowed the money, he can repay from a 512 

 bushel crop of potatoes, and other crops to match. 



There are many varieties of potatoes that seem to produce about equal crops, 

 but in corn, the 'Small Dutton, and in buckwheat, the Japanese took all the 

 premiums. 



The writer learned that his ability to pay more for harvesting a crop of 

 buckwheat than he could get for the grain, resulted from sowing the old 

 variety. Your committee were everywhere cordially entertained, even where 

 crops had been harvested before our visit, and we found the best product of the 

 farm, not in the field or barn, but in the happy home. 



JOHN B.'HULL. for the Committee. 



Seeds. 



'Whole number of entries. 54. Sweet Corn. 6; Seed Corn, 17; Seed Pop- 

 'Corn, 3; Seed Oats, 11; Seed Rye, 8; White Beans, 2; Seed Barley, 3; Seed 

 Buckwheat, 4. 



Best 30 pt)unds Traced Ears of Sweet Corn, H. C. Byington, Stockbridge, $2 00 



2d do. W. B. Turner, Great Barringrton, 1 00 



Best 80 pounds Traced Ears of Seed Corn, Frank N. Kellogg. Sheffield, 2 00 



2d do, W. M. Brown. Great Barrington, 1 00 



Best 20 pounds Traced Ears of Seed Pop-Corn, L. M. Busby, Monterey, 2 00 



2d do, J. C. Busby, Monterey. 1 00 



Best bu.shel of Seed Oats. C. F Post, Alford, 3 00 



2d do, Fred De Bell, Great Barrington, 2 00 



3d do, F. A. Burghardt, Great Barrington. 1 00 



Best bushel of Seed Rye, C. E. Race. Tyringham. 3 00 



2d do. Fred De Bell, Great Barrington, 2 00 



3d do, Frederick Dellert, Great Barrington, 1 00 



Best bushel of White Beans, E. S. Merrill, Lee. 2 00 



2d do, Hiram Nodine, Great Barrington, 1 00 



Best bushel of Seed Barley, Fred De Bell, Great Barrington, 2 00 



2d do. F. A. Burghardt, Great Barrington, 1 00 



Best bushel of Seed Buckwheat, H. N. French, Great Barrington, 2 00 



2d do, Seneca Nodme, Great Barrington. 1 00 



L B. TINKER, Committee. 



Vegetables. 



Whole number of entries, 86. Garden Vegetables, 3: Potatoes, 4; best sin- 



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