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acres, were in excellent condition ; his pastures of nine acres 

 were all that nature could reasonably allow ; his fruit trees and 

 vegetables were in fine condition. Mr. Capen is in a course of 

 removing matters that are offensive to the eye, and as his place 

 is quite picturesque, he will in time give the whole a pleasant 

 appearance, and at the same time pay its way. Your commit- 

 tee would call the attention of those who are disposed to im- 

 prove their grounds, to view Mr. Capen's that they may not 

 despair, and would therefore award to him the second premium 

 of twenty dollars. 



The farm of Hiram W. Jones, of Dover, consists of one hun- 

 dred and ten acres, the most part of which is quite thin, sandy 

 soil, with some low meadow. Much of this, by untiring perse- 

 verance, he has subdued, by rooting up brush-wood and draining 

 by open drains, from which he now gets a good yield of grass. 

 He has thirty-five acres in mowing, ten of which is reclaimed 

 meadow. He has in tillage seven acres, one and a half of 

 which is barley, and five and a half in winter rye. His stock 

 consists of two horses, a yoke of oxen, nine cows, and five 

 swine. By composting, he is able to make a large quantity of 

 manure. He kept fourteen swine weighing from fifty to two 

 hundred pounds each, during the winter, for two and a half 

 cents per day, each. 



Your committee found every thing here in good order ; his 

 cattle, pigs, and poultry, all were kept with commendable pru- 

 dence. Mr. Jones will be able to show a much improved farm 

 in a few years, if he continues. Your committee award to him 

 the third premium of fifteen dollars. 



Your committee visited the farm of George J. and A. Parker, 

 in Roxbury. They are grandsons of the late Hon. Ebenezer 

 Seaver, and inherit not only his estate, but his vocation, enter- 

 prise and industry. This farm consists of seventy acres, on 

 which there appears but little to improve. It has been long 

 and favorably known as a garden for the growing of vegeta- 

 bles for the Boston market ; twenty-nine and one-third acres 

 were occupied this year for that purpose. They cultivate 

 two and a half acres in currants, from which they sold two 

 hundred and seventy-five bushels the past season. The cur- 



