28 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



fair and impartial manner. This object, so desirable in itself, 

 and so important for the interests of agriculture in all parts of 

 the State, has, as yet, been but partially attained in the beauti- 

 ful Herefords and Jerseys alluded to in the report of the Com- 

 mittee. Few experiments in this direction have ever been 

 made in so thorough a manner as to commend them to the con- 

 fidence of practical farmers. The breeder of any particular 

 class — like the Devons or Durhams — is so far an interested 

 party as very naturally to laud it, without, perhaps, any im- 

 proper motive. Few men have ever kept a considerable variety 

 of breeds, subjected to precisely similar circumstances of food 

 and shelter, for the purpose mainly of ascertaining the com- 

 parative results in milk or labor. This experiment the State 

 can, and it is thought ought to make, at the farm, where the 

 expense can, in any event, be but trifling, since a certain num- 

 ber of animals of some kind must be kept there. The Commit- 

 tee on Stock will spare no pains to accomplish this object in 

 the most satisfactory manner. 



The Committee on Labor, charged with employment and 

 control of all the labor on the farm, submitted the following 



REPORT: 



The labor and business of the farm has been carried on by Samuel 

 N. White, head farmer, with four monthly men in the winter and 

 eight monthly men in summer, at from $16 to $22 per month. Five 

 day laborers, equal to six months each, at $1.50 per day. 



Monthly labor for the year ending November 30, 1855, 

 Day labor for the year, ...... 



Boys, 25,651 days for the year, at 10 cents, . 



Board of men, at $3 per week, ..... 



Head farmer's salary, exclusive of house rent, vegeta- 

 bles, &c., worth $150, ...... 



Whole expense of labor for all purposes. 

 Of the above there has been expended on permanent 

 improvements, and chargeable to that department. 



The labor on the Fay Farm is included in the above, of 

 the produce of which a separate account has been kept. 



Leaving the expense of labor on the farm, 



