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The statement relative to field No. 2, differs from No. 1, 

 only in the yield, which was 347 lbs. to the square rod, which 

 is at the rate of 133 4-5 bushels to the eighth, or 1110 bush- 

 els to the acre. 



Mr. Day, says the ground was ploughed in the fall, and 

 again in the spring ; the ground prepared and the carrots sown 

 about the last of April ; the amount grown on 84 rods, was 

 650 bushels. 



Cost of cultivation as follows : 

 Two ploughings, $2 00 



Preparing the ground, 1 50 



Sowing, 50 



Weeding twice, 6 00 



Harvesting, 25 00 



$40 00 

 After considering the case of the applicants as above 

 stated, we have awarded to Leonard Day, the 

 first premium of $3 00 



And to Isaac B. Woodward, the lot No. 1, the second 



premium of 2 00 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



CYRUS THURSTON, Chairman. 



GRAIN. 



Committee. — Joseph Upton, Jr., Joel Page, A. F. Adams, I. B. Wood- 

 ward, Samuel Burnap, Fitcliburg. 



The Committee on Grain, have attended to the duty as- 

 signed them, and respectfully submit the following as their 

 Report : 



To Joel Hay ward, of Ashby, who raised on one acre 

 of land, 32 1-4 bushels of Italian spring wheat, 

 of a superior quality, the first premium of $4 00 



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