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plaster, in tlie hills of corn, used at the time of planting. 

 There Avas upon the farm, when I bought it, about forty apple 

 trees. These have, ^n some seasons, added largely to the in- 

 come from the farm, but are unproductive this season. I have 

 enlarged the number within a short period past, by setting out 

 about fifty more trees of selected fruit. I keep no stock on 

 this portion of my farm, as it is some distance from my resi- 

 dence. I have not mentioned the value of the products, nor 

 included in the account the straw of the grain, or the fodder 

 from the corn; nor have I presented the bill of expenses 

 attending the cultivation ; the balance, however, is satisfactory 

 to me, and will induce me to continue my present coui'se of 

 management. 



West Sprixofield. 



NORFOLK SOCIETY.* 



The committee have been invited to visit but a single farm 

 during the past year — that of the Hon. B. V. French, of Brain- 

 tree. To describe this farm minutely and render a statement, 

 in detail, of its cultivation, its products, its improvements, and 

 their cost, is not, at this time, in our power. Indeed this can 

 be done only by the respected occupant of the farm himself. 

 Our visit, occupying the greater part of a bright summer's day, 

 was entirely devoted to a view of improvements, made and in 

 progress, which are, at once, upon a grand scale and of thorough 

 workmanship — producing, where finished, results of rare beauty 

 and utility. 



Whoever wishes to see one of the best examples, in our 

 county, of deep and thorough ploughing, trenching, and draining, 

 or to understand the benefit of the practical application of 

 science to labor, so as to give the highest culture and most 

 attractive finish to a once hard, rough and rocky soil, — whoever 

 is curious to know how immense bodies of granite can be 

 expeditiously removed, and converted into massive, durable, 

 and well-finished walls, or laid as covering for drains beneath 



* The statement of the only farm that received a premium is embodied in the 

 Report of the Committee. 



