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night through the year. Into this vat I carted red sand and 

 allowed it to remain until well saturated, and then applied it as 

 a top-dressing. The result is below. 



Yarmouth Pokt, July 23, 1853. 



This is to certify that I have measured a piece of reclaimed 

 meadow belonging to James G. Hallet, which he presents for 

 premium, and find it contains one hundred and twenty rods. 



Charles Thacher, Surveyor. 



Yarmouth Port, October, 4, 1853. 



This is to certify that we have weighed the hay cut on the 

 piece of meadow measured by Charles Thacher, Esq., belong- 

 ing to James G. Hallet, and find it four tons, sixteen hundred 

 and twelve pounds. 



Daniel Crocker, & Co., Weighers. 



IMPROVING PASTURE LAND. 



ESSEX. 



Report of the Comjnittee. 



If we rightly understand the object of the society in offer- 

 ing this premium, it is to collect and diffuse such information 

 upon the management of pasture land, as will give increased 

 attention to the subject of grazing land, and not, as some have 

 thought, to the reclaiming of pasture land for the purpose of 

 tillage. It is a fact obvious to all, that the pastures have been 

 neglected in this county for the last thirty years, while increas- 

 ed attention has been given to our tillage land. Our pastures 

 have been left to be managed by any boy that was large enough 

 to let down the bars or shut the gate. It will be an object in 

 this report to awaken inquiry upon the subject, rather than to 

 give any particular method for improving our pastures. 



What is the cause of the deterioration of our pastures ? We 

 think that many of our pastures have been injured by long-con- 

 tinued close feeding. Observation has taught us that twitch 

 grass, that pest of tillage land, will die when closely fed for 

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