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interested in sometimes referring to their diary of former years. 

 I can tell what I, or any of my hands have done, by taking up 

 my diary, in any day for the last three years. 



Thus I have answered all the questions propounded. I have 

 done so as briefly as possible, and still I have covered more space 

 tlian I meant to do. Almost every question is a text, from 

 which a good sermon could be preached. They will he bene- 

 ficial by setting our farmers to thinking. 



Westfoed Sept. 15, 1856. 



WORCESTER WEST. 



Report of the Committee. 



The committee have been called to visit but one farm during 

 the past year, and that is owned by Mr. Da^nd Bacon, of Barre. 

 Mr. Bacon is a good farmer and is worthy of much credit for 

 his management and success, which the general appearance of 

 his farm indicated at the time the committee visited it. He has 

 made many valuable improvements, and is now receiving the 

 benefit of them. Although Mr. Bacon has made improvements 

 on his farm, there is still room for more. As he received the 

 society's second premium in 1852, the committee did not feel 

 at liberty to award him the first at this time. They consider 

 the premium offered by the society as an inducement to stimu- 

 late the farmer to make permanent improvements on his farm, 

 not only for his own benefit, but for those that come after him. 

 As for instance, clearing his fields of stones and making them 

 much more productive and easy of cultivation, making good 

 and substantial inclosures, setting out a variety of fruit trees, 

 and not forgetting the ornamental. These are improvements 

 that will not only give the one that makes them pleasure, but 

 add to the happiness of multitudes that come after him, in 

 plucking the golden fruit fresh from the trees and sitting 

 beneath their shade. It is a fault with too many farmers that 

 they are unwilling to make any improvement unless they are 

 quite sure of recei^^ng their pay immediately for the outlay. 

 Under such circumstances we see farms too often, that are much 

 neglected, buildings and fences in very bad condition, and 



