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1. Mr. John Dvvinell, of Salem, raised, on one hundred and 

 four and one third rods of land, twenty nine tons one quarter 

 and twenty five pounds of beets. The land was the same on 



r which Mr. Dwinel obtained a premium for potatoes the last 

 year. It was highly manured, and well cultivated. The crop 

 is considered very extraordinary, by far exceeding any known to 

 have been raised in this vicinity, and well entitles the claimant 

 to the first premium of ten dollars. 



2. Mr. David Little, of Newbury, raised, on one acre, nine 

 hundred and seventy and a half bushels of mangel wurtzel, two 

 bushels of carrots, and one hundred and seven cabbages. The 

 land was highly manured, and well cultivated. Expense of cul- 

 tivating the acre, twenty-four dollars. Mr. Little is entitled to 

 the premium of eight dollars. 



For Riita Baga^ but one claim was received. 



Mr. David Little raised, on one acre, four hundred and eigh- 

 ty one and a half bushels. Es:pense of cultivation, about twenty 

 dollars. This crop is not extraordinary, but in the opinion of 

 the Committee entities the claimant to the premium of eight 

 dollars. 



For more particular information on green crops, the commit-' 

 tee would refer to the statements of experiments hereunto an^ 

 nexed. All which is respectfully submitted, by 



DANIEL ADAMS, 3d, 

 JACOB B. WINCHESTER, 

 NATHAN FELTON, 

 JESSE PUTNAM, 

 DUDLEY BRADSTREET, 

 AMOS PERLEY, 

 Oanvers^ Kovemher 20, 1822. 



DANIEL BURNHAM'S STATEMENT. 



Sir, 



1 beg leave to offer to the consideration of the Trustees of 

 the Essex Agricultural Society the following statement of the 

 cultivation of an acre of Indian Corn. The seed was raised at 

 Council Bluff, oh the river Missouri. It was? received at that 



Committee. 



