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Mr. Hathaway informed us that he commenced in October, 

 and cut a portion in each consecutive month until June ; one 

 half of each lot on the increase, and the other half on the 

 decrease of the moon. This was a fine, thrifty young wood 

 lot, of even growth, but we could discover no indications of 

 lunar or other influence, more favorable to the growth of any 

 part of it. 



The premium of twenty-five dollars is awarded to Daniel 

 Alden, of Middleborough, and a gratuity of five dollars is recom- 

 mended to be paid to Paul Hathaway, of Middleborough. 



The cultivation and preservation of forest trees has been often 

 and ably enjoined by my predecessor, both by precept and ex- 

 ample. In fact, so important was it deemed by our legislators, 

 that in the revision of the statutes, they provided that every 

 agricultural society that receives a bounty from the State, shall 

 off'er annually a premium for raising and preserving forest trees. 



HORACE COLLAMORE. 



Daniel Aldeii's Statement. 



I cut, in my woodland, in November, 1845, and in each of 

 the intervening months till May, 1846, at six different times, 

 once in each month. Also, cut again in November, 1846, and 

 in each succeeding month to May, 1847. The first year I cut 

 about one acre at the six different times, the wood was eighteen 

 years old, of even growth : the result of this year's cutting, is, 

 I consider, twenty per cent, in favor of that cut in April, over 

 that cut in November. March, I consider, the next best month 

 to cut wood. The next year, I cut about two acres of oak 

 wood, of twenty-six years' growth; the result of this year's 

 cutting, confirms the above statements, proving to my satisfac- 

 tion, that the nearer the time of its starting from the stump, 

 wood is cut, the greater will be the growth the following 

 season. 



I consider May or June preferable to the five succeeding 

 months, to cut wood, as that cut in May or June will start 

 from the stump the same season ; but cut in either of the 

 other above named months, will not. To insure the great- 



