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need of repairs and painting. Material Las been cut for the 

 renewal of the walks and benches, and drawn to the mill for 

 sawing. 



To put this house and the new one in thorough repair will 

 require the expenditure of from three to five hundred dollars. 



The lower wood-work outside of the large house, the sash 

 of the new one, and between sixty and seventy of the cold- 

 frame sashes have been painted the past season. 



This work was done wholly by students, as are all the 

 repairs of glass, and many other things, which, in other 

 departments, are done by assistance from outside. 



CROPS. 



The farm crops grown have been, — corn, two acres; oats, 

 one and a half acres ; potatoes, one acre ; pease, an eighth of 

 an acre ; squashes, three-quarters of an acre ; earl}^ cabbages, 

 half an acre ; late cabbages, a quarter of an acre. About 

 two tons and a half of hay have been cut, and put into the 

 barn in good condition, and about the same amount sold 

 standing. 



The fruit-crop has been above the average ; peaches and 

 grapes being very good, raspberries and blackberries fair, 

 and strawberries light. 



The sales of plants have been larger than in previous years. 

 The total sales of trees, plants, fruit, and vegetables, amount 

 to $2,796.72. Of this amount, $630.27 are the sales of the 

 nursery. 



About three acres and a half of land north-east from the 

 pear-orchard .have been seeded down the past season, and one 

 and a half acres south of the plant-house were turned over 

 and reseeded. Three-quarters of an acre was planted with 

 strawberries last spring, and the old plantation ploughed 

 under, after the crop had been gathered. The new planta- 

 tion bids fair to be the best piece we have ever had. 



NTJESERY. 



About five acres are devoted to the growth of trees, shrubs, 

 vines, etc., which are in a very flourishing condition, the 

 sales the past year amounting to a little over six hundred 

 dollars, with orders for the spring trade for nearly three hun- 

 dred dollars more. 



