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SEEDS ANT) VEGETABLES. 



The committee on seeds and vegetables report that they find themselves 

 much embarassed in the discharge of their duties, by the great number of 

 articles presented for examination. 



The entries were as follows : Timothy seed, 10 entries; seed corn, 11 

 entries ; oats, 14 entries ; rye, 6 entries ; barley, 3 entries ; winter wheat, 

 f) entries ; spring wheat, 9 entries ; miscellaneous vegetables, (34 entries ; 

 total, 122. 



Of theseseeds and vegetables a large portion possess rare excellence, and 

 to do justice to all with the limited amount at the disposal of your com- 

 mittee", is not less difficult than to feed a regiment of hungry soldiers with a 

 single loaf. 



We award the following premiums : 



TIMOTHY SEED, 



For the best bushel of timothy seed, W. 11. Palmer, Stockbridge, 

 2d do., Warren Candee of Sheffield, 

 3d do., Charles Spun* of Sheffield, 



SEED CORN. 



For the best bushel ears seed corn, Orren Ourtiss of Sheffield, 

 2d do., Luke Shead of South Egremont, 

 3d do., Miles Avery of Great Harrington, 



SEED OATS, 



For the best bushel seed oats, M. I. Wheeler, Great Harrington, 

 2d do., Henry Werden of Richmond, 



SEED RYE. 



For the best bushej seed rye, D. Andrews of Sheffield, 

 2d do., George Kellogg of Sheffield, 



SEEO BARLEY. 



For the best bushel of seed barley, J. G. Cropper of Sheffield, 

 2d do., F. K. Hiuckiey of Lee, 



WINTER WHEAT. 



For the best bushel of winter wheat, C. M. Vosburg of Sheffield 

 2d do., A. F. Hubbard of Sheffield, 



SPRING WHEAT. 



For the best bushel spring wheat, M. D. Burghardt of Egremont, 

 2.1 do., Jay Shears of Sheffield, 

 3d do., George C. Curtis of Lenox, 



