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severance and economy, and the blessing of our Heavenly Father, 

 Avlio has graciously been pleased to vouchsafe to us the assurance that 

 seed time and harvest shall not fail. 



Jonathan Merrill entered his farm for a premium, but not in sea- 

 son, by the rules of the Society, to be entitled to one, should he have 

 been found otherwise deserving. J. F. Ingalls, Daniel Merall, and 

 Simeon L. VVilson entered for an examination. All were in Me- 

 thuen. 



The committee proceeded in the discharge of their duties July 6th. 



The farm of J. F. Ingalls is situated about two miles from Law- 

 rence. He has had the management of it about six years, and, for 

 that brief space, the committee were fully satisfied that the products 

 had been greatly increased. His buildings were neat and conveni- 

 ent, and his cultivation clean and handsome. His young orchard ap- 

 peared in a flourishing condition. He has reclaimed a number of 

 acres of meadow near his buildings, with but small expense, which 

 will reward him liberally. He keeps about twenty cows, the milk of 

 which is sold at Lawrence. His whole management is worthy of im- 

 tation, and we award him the sum of ^15 00 



They next visited the farm of Jonathan Merrill, about one mile 

 from Lawrence. He has but a small piece of land connected with 

 his buildings. Some part is covered with fruit trees, and the rest 

 occupied as a kitchen garden. The attention of the committee was 

 particularly invited to his reclaimed meadow, about a mile from his 

 house. He seems to have succeeded in bringing, by judicious drain- 

 ing, land which was but a short time since comparatively worthless, 

 into a high state of cultivation. Tlie committee saw growing upon 

 it a luxuriant growth of grass, corn, potatoes, and almost every kind 

 of garden vegetables. They award him the sum of $10 00 



The farm of Daniel Merrill is about two miles from Lawrence, hi 

 the opinion of the committee, his farm is valuable for its situation, 

 and a tine wood lot upon it, rather than for the natural fertility uf 

 the soil. There seems to have been much labor performed upon his 

 farm, and with good success. 



He has reclaimed some meadow by ditching and draining, atid 

 made the dry knolls fertile by hauling the mud upon them from the 

 ditches. He has given much attention to making and preserving for 

 use manure. We award him $10 00 



