300 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



There are hundreds of acres in my vicinity, on which I have 

 seen good crops of grain growing, that are now abandoned to 

 brush and wood ; and in many cases that is probably the best 

 thins: that can be done with such lands. But we need some 

 pasturing, and feel that we cannot well do without it : so the 

 question is often asked, What can we do to bring up our 

 pasture-lands ? 



I have been trying some experiments within the last twenty 

 years, which I think will pay; that is, to plough and sow 

 such lands to rye and grass seed ; apply some kind of fertil- 

 izer to insure a catch of seed (plaster and ashes will do it, 

 and some of the fertilizers that are for sale) ; let it grow 

 until about the time of heading out ; then turn the cattle on, 

 and let them feed what they will, and tramp the rest down. 

 Don't be tempted to harvest it (that is going back to the 

 old system), but let it do its work in protecting the young 

 grass, so that it can get a good set. The feed will be trebled 

 on such land for a number of years. 



MiLO J. SmTH. 



THIRD DAY. 



The Board met at ten o'clock, A.M., Major S. B. Phikney 

 in the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Abbott, Bagg, Baker, Brown, Comins, 

 Damon, Davenport, Fenu, Goessmann, Hawden, Hersey, 

 Knowlton, Knox, Lewis, Moore, Phinney, Slade, A. A. 

 Smith, M. J. Smith, Upham, Wakefield, Ware, Warner, and 

 Wnder. 



A communication from the Commissioner of Agriculture 

 was laid before the Board through his Excellency the Gov- 

 ernor, relating to the representation of the agriculture of the 

 State at the International Exposition at Paris. Referred to 

 a committee, Messrs. Moore, Knowlton, and the Secretary. 



Dr. Wakefield, from the committee to which was referred 

 applications for change of time for holding exhibitions, sub- 

 mitted the following — 



