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the committee. And it is but justice to the four gentlemen 

 composing this committee, for the chairman to say that he be- 

 lieves they acted with just integrity to the society, and entire 

 impartiality towards the competitors. 



L. A. Maynard, Chairman. 



Farms. 



The committee on farms, report but one claim to the society's 

 premium for the best managed farm. This is made by Mr. 

 Holloway Bailey. The committee visited Mr. Bailey in June, 

 when they propounded a series of questions, his answers to 

 which are annexed, and will indicate their character. Mr. 

 Bailey's farm lies in the north-east part of Northborough, and 

 contains one hundred and fifty or two hundred acres of land ; 

 the soil is a sandy loam, a part of it based upon a gravel sub- 

 soil, and a part upon clay and gravel; is generally light, but 

 under the excellent management of Mr. Bailey, produces good 

 crops. 



The committee award Mr. Bailey the society's premium of 

 fifteen dollars. 



John Brooks, Chairman. 



Holloway Bailei/s Statement. 



Gentlemen, — I submit, respectfully, to your consideration, 

 the following condensed answers to the questions proposed : 



1st. The farm has never been surveyed, but it contains, by 

 estimation, from 150 to 200 acres ; the soil is generally good, 

 consisting of pure, sandy or gravelly loam, subsoil generally 

 gravelly. Upon the field where the corn of the last season was 

 grown, the subsoil is of clay; this field seeded down upon the 

 Indian hills, yielded a good crop of hay the present dry season. 



2d. The farm is divided, by estimation, into mowing land, 

 50 acres ; tillage, 8 acres ; the remainder, excepting 30 acres 

 wood and sprout land, pasturage and unimproved land. 



