RECLAIMED MEADOWS. 69 



Mostly ploughed and fitted in the spring of 1852, stocked with 

 millet, herds-grass, festuca, clover, and blue grass, (I never 

 intend to sow any more clover on meadow land,) had a large 

 crop of millet averaging six feet in height. Cut in 1853 three 

 large loads, over two tons of hay, and a heavy crop of rowen 

 now on the ground. 



WlLBRAHAM, MaSS. 



HOUSATONIC. 

 Report of the Committee. 



There were eleven entries of lands in the year 1850, all of 

 which your committee viewed in the autumn of said year, and 

 have again viewed said lands the present season. 



The whole quantity thus presented for our consideration, 

 will not vary much from seventy-five acres, a majority of which 

 was partially drained, and other portions of the work of re- 

 claiming more or less in progress at the time of our first view 

 in 1850. 



Another portion of said lands was quite thoroughly re- 

 claimed, having had crops of grass and other productions either 

 taken ofi" or growing upon them at that time. 



The improvement of the latter portion of said lands was 

 very praiseworthy and valuable, but your committee do not 

 consider them as coming fairly within the rules and regulations 

 of the society as competitors for premium. We have not, 

 therefore, taken into account those pieces of land which were 

 nearly or wholly reclaimed and made productive before your 

 society had taken any action on this subject, believing it to be 

 the intention of the society that the improvements should be 

 nearly, or wholly made after they were entered to the secre- 

 tary of the society as competitors for premium. 



In their action on this subject, your committee have endeav- 

 ored to keep in view the most expeditious and economical 

 method of reclaiming these lands to a state of productiveness 

 and value. 



We have found it dijBficult to form a satisfactory opinion of 

 what is the best, most economical, and quickest method of 



