216 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



than those of the State at large, and in the appropriate language of 

 Deacon White, " We, in common with our neighbors, have received 

 the blessings of Providence beyond our deserts, and on the whole 

 the year has been a prosperous one." 



In closing our Report, we would respectfully offer to the Board a 

 few suggestions upon some points connected with the cultivation of 

 the farm, and first, we recommend a more careful attention to the 

 preparation and saving of manure. 



We think the time has gone by for mere experiments with fertili- 

 zers, and we would recommend that no more should be purchased 

 until all the home-made manure, which the great facilities of the farm 

 will allow to be made, has been used. 



The reservoir should be drained, in order that it may be thoroughly 

 examined, until the leakage is discovered and prevented. We think 

 its contents should be freely distributed upon the mowing and pasture 

 lands, and no where else. We would also recommend, that no more 

 land should be hired under any circumstances, but that the whole 

 attention of the Board should be given to the State Farm. We would 

 also suggest, that the Superintending Committee should be positively 

 required to meet at the farm once every month during the season for 

 farming operations, and that no member of the Board should be con- 

 sidered eligible as a member of the committee, who will not pledge 

 himself to perform this duty. 



Respectfully submitted, by 



Marshall P. Wilder. 

 John C. Bartlett. 



The experiments on stock, which have been conducted with 

 great care and accuracy, under the direction of a competent 

 committee, will be found to be of great practical value. 



It will also be seen from the report that the number of cows 

 which the farm has been capable of keeping, is inadcqiiate to 

 supply the institution with milk. An outlay of about one 

 thousand dollars will be needed for the purchase of additional 

 cows for the coming year. 



The following is the Report of the committee on 



STOCK: 



The committee on stock have made, as directed by the Board, an 

 inventory of the personal property belonging to the State Farm at 

 Westborough. They find the amount to be nine thousand three 



