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Previous to my removal to this place my principal occupa- 

 tion had been the manufacture of edsre tools. This was con- 

 tinned to some extent in connection with my farming opera- 

 tions for ten or twenty years, since which time I have done 

 little, being unable to compete with the manufacturer by wa- 

 ter power. 



In answer to your request regarding the profits of farming 

 I will only say that a man with a good farm, a good constitu- 

 tion, good health, a good wife, and a will to work, may find 

 a small balance on the credit side at the end of the year ; but 

 the gentleman farmer, the mere looker-on, who hires his la- 

 bor at the exorbitant price now demanded, will find it diffi- 

 cult (in my view) to make the ends meet. 



With much respect, yours, &c., 



ISAAC KIMBALL. 



Knowing Mr. Kimball to be a gentleman of unimpeachable 

 veracity, sound judgment, of calm, cool, clear-headed calcu- 

 lation, and an evident love for agricultural improvements, I 

 think his opinions of great value to the farmers of our State j 

 and that, for his well cultivated farm, he is richly deserving 

 of the first premium offered by the Society, and would re- 

 commend that he receive the same, by vote of the Exec3 

 utive Board. 



KITCHEN GARDENS. 



The garden of Mr. Baker, the only one oflfcred for pre- 

 mium, is situated about a mile south of the City Hall, in 

 Manchester. That it is emphatically a garden which is made 

 to produce much for the kitchen but for the parlor, too, may 

 be inferred from the following communication : 



Manchester, Sept. 6, 185G. 



Moody Hobbs, Esq : — About three years ago, in tlie midst 

 of woods and bushes, we built a house, with a small kitchen. 

 Then we must have a kitchen garden. So we have done a 

 little in that way for our own convenience. Our stock is one 

 cow all the time, a horse a part of the time. "With the ma* 



