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times and consequently there was a great disparity in 

 the amount of shrinkage of the different parcels from 

 the time they were gathered to the second weighing 

 (November 11th,) when the weight was as follows : 

 Lewis A. Goodrich's, 34 lbs. per rod on cob, equal 5440 

 lbs. per acre, when shelled to 27! lbs. per rod, 4440 lbs. 

 per acre, equal to 79^ bushels. Benj. Safford's, 35£ lbs. 

 per rod, 5640 lbs. per acre, shelled it weighed 27i lbs. 

 per rod, and 4400 lbs. per acre, equal to 78ig bushels. 

 Cyrus Kilburn's weighed 29 i lbs. per rod, 4720 lbs. per 

 acre, equal to 84^ bushels on cob. Edward Smith's 

 weighed 30? lbs. per rod, 4920 lbs. per acre, equal to 8 7^ 

 bushels per acre on cob, — the last two lots not shelled. 

 The corn was all good, very few imperfect ears. 



There was but one entry of Rye, by Mr. Alonzo P. 

 Goodridge, which weighed as follows : one rod 10 lbs. 

 equal to 1600 lbs. per acre, equal to 28j| bushels. 



There was four entries of Wheat, by Cyrus Kilburn, 

 Lewis A. Goodrich, Ephraim Graham, of Lunenburg, 

 and Edward Smith, of Fitchburg. Two only made the 

 returns required, viz : Ephraim Graham and Cyrus 

 Kilburn. In quality the wheat was very good and equal. 

 Mr. Graham's wheat weighed, Nov. 11th, 11 lbs. per rod, 

 1760 lbs. per acre, equal 29^ bushels per acre. Mr. 

 Kilburn's weighed 9 lbs. per rod, 1440 lbs. per acre, 

 equal 24 bushels per acre. For further- particulars 

 would refer to their statements which are satisfactory. 

 There was two entries of Barley but no returns. 



Mr. Cyrus Kilburn also entered one-eighth acre of 

 beans which weighed 16 lbs.f)er rod, 320 lbs. on twenty 

 rods, equal 42^ bushels per acre, of the early white pea 

 beans — very handsome and a profitable crop. 



