ON MEADOW AND SWAMP LAND, 31 



eat four quarts of corn a day, will gain a pound and a half of pork 

 a day. 



To promote the growth of swine, they should be well littered, so 

 as to have a clean bed, and their pen should be kept dry, though not 

 too close. In winter, it is more difficult to make them grow than in 

 mild weather, and one cause of this, as your Committee believe, is, 

 that they are then often kept too warm in their pens, so that on 

 going out, their perspiration is checked, and their health consequently 

 injured. Whether hogs are fatted in summer or winter, let the eye 

 of watchfulness be always upon them, and the liberal hand extended 

 to supply their wants at regular hours, and then — if at all — tho 

 business will be made a remunerating one. 



Respectfully submitted. 



ALLEN W. DODGE, 

 HOBART CLARK, 

 JOHN ALLEY, 3d, 

 JOSEPH AKERMAN, 

 MATTHEW H. GREENLEAF. 

 Lynn, October 1st, 181G. 



ON MEADOW AND SWAMP LAND. 



Committee— 3. Newhall, J. Marland, T. E. Payson, J. M. Grosve- 

 nor, H. Ware, Jr. 

 The Committee on Meadow and Swamp Land Report : 

 That early in July, their attention was called by Mr. James 

 Marsh, of Danvers, to one acre of reclaimed meadow land, for pre- 

 mium. The Committee inspected the meadow while the crop of 

 grass was standing, which in their estimation would produce two and 

 a half tons of hay. The crop of hay, the year previous, amounted 

 to three tons, as per statement of Mr. Marsh, which is subjoined. 

 The Committee award to him the first premium of fifteen dollars. 



It affords pleasure to the Committee to remark that the attention 

 of the farmers of Essex is becoming more strongly directed to the 

 subject of reclaiming those numerous tracts of meadow and swamp 



