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try, poultry house, barn, and vegetable garden, were in good 

 order. His ornamented grounds, fine shorn lawns, ornamental 

 garden, and flower parterre, with runners covering some of the 

 buildings, together with a border bed of roses under the parlor 

 windows, were what we fancied we might find in some of the 

 neat and well arranged gardens of England. When your com- 

 mittee left this beautiful place, they could not conceive how « 

 any one could prefer a city residence who could obtain a place 

 in the country, and would imitate the good taste of Mr. Brad- 

 ford. 



From Mr. Bradford's your committee proceeded to the farm 

 of A. D. Weld. We found that his grounds had maintained all 

 the high cultivation and neatness that they had exhibited the 

 preceding year, and were still progressing to perfection. We 

 left this fine farm with regret that we could not afford time to 

 admire and enjoy it longer. 



On the 12th of September, your committee called on H. H. 

 Hunnewell, in Needham. Mr. Hunnewell has shown what 

 can be done in a short time on a poor, thin, and sandy soil. 



This place, a few years since, was in quite a neglected condi- 

 tion. Mr. Hunnewell has put it in fine order and made it a 

 very desirable residence. His trees, both fruit and ornamental, 

 have grown finely, and were in excellent condition, loaded with 

 fruit, and some fine peach trees broken down by the weight 

 thereof. Mr. Hunnewell has succeeded in keeping the curcu- 

 lio from the plum trees by syringing the trees with lime water. 

 The fruit was quite fair. This practice your committee would 

 recommend. 



Mr. Hunnewell makes large quantities of compost from muck 

 and stable manure. This practice is gaining confidence with 

 farmers, as muck is always to be found near plain or sandy soil, 

 and it is the best absorbent for the piggery and cow yard, known 

 to the committee. 



Your committee made a hasty visit to the farm of the Rev. 

 Charles C. Sewall, of Medfield. Mr. Sewall has a farm of ninety 

 acres. It is for the most part, a light sandy soil, which he has 

 much improved. We found Mr. Sewall quite devoted to his 

 farm; his stock of cattle was select, his twin Ayrshire cows, in 



