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ill winter, and takes care to keep their manure well mixed with 

 meadow, mud and loam. 



The next farm visited by the committee was that of J. D. 

 Fiske, of Waltham. Mr. Fiske deserves great credit for his 

 skill and industry, in rendering a rough and unproductive tract 

 of land a pleasant and profitable farm. The committee cheer- 

 fully recommend him and his labors to the favorable notice of 

 the society, when their committee shall have more premiums 

 to dispose of, or he shall have less successful competitors. 



The committee next looked at the farm of Nathaniel P. Mor- 

 rison, of Somerville, and satisfied themselves that its owner has 

 been industrious, skilful, persevering and successful, in renovat- 

 ing an old worn-out soil, and rendering an almost worthless 

 estate a place of great value. Mr. Morrison's statement is an 

 interesting account of his operations, which, without doubt, 

 will hereafter entitle him to a high premium from the funds of 

 the society. 



By invitation from John Gordon, of Brighton, the committee 

 visited his farm at Brighton. Mr. Gordon turns his attention 

 chiefly to the raising of fruits, and in regard to this agricultural 

 product, he exceeds all that have invited the attention of the 

 committee. His fruit trees of all kinds, — apples, peaches, pears, 

 and plums, — are in the finest condition. That portion of his 

 farm, not expressly appropriated to the raising of fruit, is chiefly 

 in grass, and produces a fair return for the expenditure of labor 

 and capital. For a statement of his method of cultivation, Mr. 

 Gordon referred the committee to his letter of last year, which 

 is published in the volume of Transactions of Agricultural So- 

 cieties. 



William Buckminster''s Statement. 



The farm which I now own and occupy, has been in my 

 actual occupation but three and a half years. It was purchased 

 by me in 1836, but for the last five years it had been occupied 

 by others, whose system it was to shave it as close as possible, 

 keep but little stock, and sell off the produce. 



