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forty acres, with a road running from north to south through it, leaving 

 about one hundred acres west of the road, on which, and near the road, 

 are located the farm buildings, consisting of an ordinary sized dwelling, 

 known as the * Forest Cottage,' neatly constructed, and admirably 

 arranged for utility and convenience, while within, there seems to be ' a 

 place for everything, and everything in its place.* 



" There is also a horse-barn, granary, and other out-buildings, the 

 arrangements of which are in excellent taste. On the top of tiie horse 

 barn is an observatory, from which the proprietor can at any time over- 

 look the whole premises, and from which a magnificent view can be 

 obtained of one of those beautiful landscapes, so characteristic of Rock 

 County, and stretching for miles in every direction. There is also, on 

 this part of the farm, a fruit garden, containing a large number of thrifty 

 young trees, well cultivated, among which your Committee noticed the 

 Peach, Plum, Cherry, Apple, Siberian Crab, (fee, all of which, together 

 with the buildings, are judiciously arranged, exhibiting evidence of skill 

 and taste worthy of imitation. This part of the farm is mostly covered 

 with * oak openings,' and is used mostly for pasturage, furnishing a de- 

 lightful shade for buildings and stock. It is watered by Rock River, 

 which forms its western boundary. 



*' On the east side of the road, the land is mostly prairie, nearly level, 

 with about two hundred and forty acres enclosed in one field. The 

 Committee noticed about a mile of hving fence, mostly locusts, with a piece 

 of native thorn fence ; the balance of about two miles consists of rails, 

 stakes with capping, timber set in a trench, &c. There are a fc-w acres 

 of locusts sown broadcast for timber. There is also a thrifty young 

 orchard, of about one hundred and fifty apple trees, doing well ; and 

 a moveable granary, which can be easily removed to any part of the 

 farm, to receive the grain when threshed, thereby saving a great amount 

 of labor in the hurrying time of harvest, by avoiding the necessity of 

 hauling grain a great distance to any given point. We also noticed the ar- 

 rangement of crops, such as com, oats, wheat, beautiful fields of clover, 

 timothy, &c., all evincing taste in their arrangement, while the excellent 

 state of cultivation of the farm, denotes energy and skill in execution. 

 On the whole, the Committee consider this farm as a very good model. 



" The Committee also examined the flower garden of Mr. Willard, 

 where we found the Native and White Cedar, the English, American, 

 Norway and Balsam Firs ; the Scotch Pine, the Mountain Ash, the 



