354 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Notwithstanding the drought of the two preceding years, to 

 which I adverted in my last Report, had so affected the orchards 

 and trees that the supply of fruit was limited in most parts of 

 the State, the general productions of the field and the farm have 

 been abundant, and a reasonable degree of prosperity has 

 blessed the labors of the husbandman ; while the prospects for 

 agricultural progress and improvement are as promising as at 

 any time during our past history. The true science of agricul- 

 ture has probably never made so great advances in the same 

 length of time as during the past year, and the future, therefore, 

 is full of hope. 



CHARLES L. FLINT, 



Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. 

 Boston, January 23, 1867. 



