ESSEX SOCIETY. 47 



Mr. Winkley's farm is situated near Amesbury Mills, and 

 consists of about thirty-eight acres of plain land, except a few 

 acres considerably elevated on which the house stands, having 

 a fine prospect, and overlooking the adjacent towns. When 

 the committee visited the farm on the 22d of June, the crops, 

 especially the corn and potatoes, looked well. When they vis- 

 ited the farm on the 11th of September, the potatoes were 

 mostly dug and carried to market, and the crop said to be light. 

 The corn crop looked well, and Mr. Moore states, that one acre 

 produced one hundred and thirty bushels of ears of good corn, 

 which is probably considerable more than an average crop on 

 the whole piece. The crop on the whole was a good one, 

 considering the previous situation of the land- 

 Mr. Moore is making large quantities of manure, and is also 

 trying various experiments, which, it is hoped, in due time will 

 be made public. This is as it should be. Every farmer 

 should not only avail himself of the experience of others, so 

 far as practicable, but should try experiments for himself, as 

 diiferent kinds of land require different management, and a 

 farmer's experience on his own farm is usually worth more to 

 himself, than information derived from others. The commit- 

 tee consider Mr. Moore's management generally, very good, 

 but his statement is somewhat deficient. They recommend 

 that he receive the sum of fifteen dollars. 



Mr. Poor's farm the committee visited but once, which was 

 on the 6th of July. His farm is situated in North Andover ; 

 the land is a deep rich soil, rather moist, well adapted to grass, 

 and some of it has produced fine crops of corn, wheat, &c. 

 The buildings and fences are in good repair, and his farm gen- 

 erally, shows the marks of good husbandry. His fruit trees 

 and crops generally looked well, but the attention of the com- 

 mittee was particularly called to a field of winter wheat, which 

 looked finely. They were informed that he had cultivated it 

 for some years with good success, and although in his state- 

 ment he says it is his favorite crop, yet he has omitted giving 

 any information in regard to the amount of his crop, or the 

 manner of cultivation. The committee consider his statement 

 very deficient, as he has omitted that which is of the greatest 



