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gent countenances of those who preside there ; the beauty and 

 joy that beam in the faces of their children ; join with them in 

 their morning song and in their evening hymn ; and say, if 

 there be an elysium on earth, you have not now found it. 



Four farms were entered for premiums. 



E. PoMEROY Cutler's Farm is less than a quarter of a mile 

 from the village of Amherst. It contains thirty-five acres, 

 sloping gently to the west and southwest. It is in the form of 

 a parallelogram, except that it is notched at the south end by 

 two house lots. The soil consists of a fine rich loam, lying 

 chiefly on a hard gravel, and is all arable. The growth of hay 

 the present season, it is believed, is seldom equalled, he having 

 made thirty-two tons and a half from thirteen acres at one 

 mowing; which is two and a half tons to an acre. And this 

 lot for mowing is so conveniently situated, that after the first 

 day, a man will make and get in, a ton in a day, in good 

 weather. He cultivates this year three and a half acres of 

 corn, which is estimated to produce two hundred and fifty 

 bushels. His usual crop of oats is one hundied bushels; and 

 his potato crop ranges from fifty to seventy-five bushels ; and 

 he has also a good kitchen garden. 



On his farm Mr. Cutler has one hundred and fifty apple trees 

 of the best varieties Thirty of these have come to an age to 

 be productive. The remainder are but eleven years from the 

 seed. These trees taken together, in point of health, thrift, 

 beauty, and choice selection, probably will not suffer in com- 

 parison with the same number within the limits of this society. 

 The committee award to him the first premium of twelve dol- 

 lars. 



Linus Green's Farm is situated in Hadley, more than a 

 mile northeast from the centre of the town. It contains one 

 hundred acres ; has a southern exposure with a surface very 

 agreeably diversified with gentle elevations and depressions. 

 On this farm are several springs of pure water, which are not 

 dry in the driest weather, and which must enhance the value 

 of the farm. A very small portion only is not suited to profita- 

 ble culture. Some parts of it possessed originally a stiff soil 

 and were nearly unproductive of anything valuable. But by a 



