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pounds to the rod. The field offered by Dr. J. Fisher weighed 

 a little more to the square rod than Mr. Wyman's, but regard 

 being had to expense of cultivation and manuring, we are 

 satisfied that the first premium, on yellow corn, of $6 00, 

 belongs to Wm. G. Wyman, of Fitchburg. 



The field offered by Dr. J. Fisher, of Fitchburg, was plant- 

 ed in rows one way, the stalks standing about seven inches 

 apart. The ears- weighed 41 1-2 pounds to the rod. To him 

 we award the second premium of $4 00. 



Joseph Upton offered two fields, one of white corn and one 

 of yellow. His field of yellow corn had twenty-seven hills 

 to the square rod, the ears weighing thirty-eight pounds. An- 

 other field which was offered, weighed the same, but regard 

 being had to manuring and cultivation, we are satisfied that 

 the third premium of $3 00 belongs to him. 



The field offered by Benjamin Wyman, of Westminster, 

 had 29 hills to the square rod, the ears weighing thirty-eight 

 pounds, and to him we award the fourth premium of $2 00. 



The field offered by Joseph Smith, of Fitchburg, was a 

 very good field of Corn, twenty-three hills to the rod, the ears 

 weighing 36 pounds ; we recommend a gratuity of $2 00. 



Mr. Upton's field of white Corn, the only one of that kind 

 of corn entered, had thirty seven and a half hills to the square 

 rod, the ears weighing fifty-three pounds. We award him 

 the first premium on white Corn, $5 00. 



The Committee take great pleasure in noticing the increas- 

 ing interest felt by many of the farmers of this society in the 

 cultivation of grain, more particularly wheat and corn. It is 

 often said that wheat is an uncertain crop, but for a few years 

 past the coffee-wheat, so called, Avith good cultivation, has 

 never failed of giving a good crop. There may be other kinds 

 as good, and when we can raise it for one dollar per bushel, 

 or less, we think it ought to be more generally cultivated. It 

 cannot be said of Indian corn as of wheat, that it is an uncer- 

 tain crop, for with good cultivation we are sure, nineteen out 

 of twenty years, of a bountiful harvest. On tMs grain the 



