104 



Cost. 

 936 feet 3-incli tile, at $30 a thousand, 

 332 feet 2-ineh tile, at $18 a thousand, 

 Laying of same at 75 cents per rod, 

 21 5-11 rods covered stone drain at $1.25 



Total, - .... ,$118 50 



Setting aside the years 1868, 1869 and 1870, when it was 

 occupied with potatoes and oats, the proceeds of which would, 

 we think, fully cover the expense of tilling and harvesting up 

 to the present time, we have for 1871 twelve tons of hay, which 

 at the low average, for that year, of $35 per ton, $420 00 



1872, twelve tons at $30, - - - 360 00 



Total, $780 00 



Cost, - - - - - - 118 50 



Balance, - - . - $661 50 



We conclude our report by expressing the opinion, that a 

 man who causes twelve tons of first quality of grass to grow 

 where only one of poor quality grew before, from an inborn 

 love of improvement, deserves as rich a reward as the man who 

 improves his own for his own good. We therefore award Mr. 

 Cummings the first premium of $15 and diploma. 

 For the Committee — J. C. Underbill. 



REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. 



The Committee on Essays and Farm Accounts report. 



There were submitted to us the reports of the several Com- 

 mittees, but no essays or statements of Farm Accounts. 



The report of the Committee on experiments in raising root 

 crops covered several interesting and valuable statements by 

 competitors, giving account of the expense and income of 

 their experiments, but the Committee did not suppose that 



