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VEGETABLES. 



one or two pieces to a hill, about ten bushels to the 

 acre ; the quantity of manure was sixteen loads, costing 

 about $24 ; the kind was the Garnet Chili Potatoes, 

 costing $12 for seed and planting ; they were hoed twice? 

 and for cultivation cost $10, and were dug the 25th of 

 Oct., costing to harvest them $8. The early part of 

 the season was very dry and they suffered by the 

 drought — saw no signs of disease, and it is said this 

 variety has never shown any. The crop on forty rods 

 weighed 3360 lbs. as weighed by the Committee. 



VEGETABLES. 



The Committee on Vegetables make the following 

 awards : 



KITCHEN VEGETABLES. 



1st, to A. Crocker, Fitchburg, best collection, $7,00 



2d, not awarded. 



3d, to Benj. Safford, Fitchburg, 2d best collection, 3,00 



POTATOES. 



1st, to Gardner Merriam, Leominster, 2,00 



2d, to Rodney Wallace, Fitchburg, 1,00 



3d, to N. C. Day, Lunenburg, ,50 



GARDEN SEEDS- 



1st, to N. C. Day, Lunenburg, 5,00 



HUBBARD SQUASHES. 



1st, to N. C. Day, Lunenburg, 1,00 



2d, to Jabez Fisher, Fitchburg, ,50 



CROOKNECK SQUASHES. 



1st, to N. C. Day, Lunenburg, 1,00 



2d, to Bodney Wallace, Fitchburg, ,50 



PUMPKINS. 



1st, to A. B. Damon, Fitchburg, • ,75 



2d, to Thos.S. Eaton, Fitchburg ,50 



