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PROVISIONS. 

 . s. d. . s. d. 



Groceries, ... 17 10 



Beef, 122 4 1U 



Candles arid soap, 16 10 



Potatoes, ... 46 4 6 



Fish, 5 17 11 



Salt, 17 6 



Wine and beer for 



examination, ..476 



The reason for the salary of the farmer being so much larger 

 than that of the masters, is because, I presume, he provides for 

 himself, whereas they live with the pupils. The charge for 

 groceries is remarkable for its small amount. With us, the ex 

 pense of tea, coffee, sugar, &c., is considerable, even in the hum 

 blest families. I begrudge no man any of the comforts of life ; 

 but it is obvious that these must be classed among luxuries, 

 contributing nothing to our strength and subsistence. In this 

 case, it seems well worthy of reflection, how much is to be 

 gained by a rigid economy, and how wise is the example of self- 

 denial, when, by cutting off the superfluities of mere personal 

 indulgence, we secure the enduring and inestimable treasures of 

 the mind. 



The farm and garden seemed very well managed, and in good 

 order. Various experiments were being made, in the vicinity of 

 each other, upon different manures j but the results are not yet so 

 fully obtained as to afford grounds for confident practice. The 

 nitrates of soda and of potash upon grass, at the rate of about 

 one hundred weight to an English acre, gave a considerable in 

 crease of grass over land which was not manured, but not suffi 

 cient to pay the expense of the application. Whether the effects 

 of the application will last more than a year, remains to be de 

 termined. The second crop showed no benefit. 



Fifty-two different varieties of wheat have been experimented 

 upon by the pupils, besides several varieties of barley and oats. 

 Specimens of the various products, prepared in a form to be par 

 tially compared with each other, were exhibited at the annual 

 examination. These are certainly most useful lessons for the 

 pupils. The practice of thorough-draining and subsoiling has 

 been fully tested upon the farm ; and it is stated that, on the 

 land thus treated, the crops have been augmented full one third, 

 besides the increased facility given to the cultivation of the land 

 and the harvesting of the crops. 

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