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this report, it is seen that Mr. Dodge has been very successful 

 in his carrot crop this season, and we regret that circumstances 

 render it necessary for us to lay it aside. 



IVIr. Dodge is an old competitor in this branch of husbandry. 

 He also enters largely into the cabbage and turnip culture, 

 which is made profitable under his management. He makes 

 his land produce well, whatever may be his crop. 



His soap establishment is no detriment to his farm. The 

 large quantity of leached ashes which it affords, together with 

 bones used in various forms, makes a most capital manure^ 

 which is the best capital for the farmer. 



Thomas W. Ward, Chairman, 



Feeding. 



To the Trustees of the Worcester Agricultural Societt/. 



Gentlemen, — The committee to whom was submitted the 

 consideration of " The best experiment in determining the ad- 

 vantages or disadvantages of cutting hay as food for stock, 

 under the following regulations : A premium of . $30 00 



For the next best, . . . . . 20 00 



" The trial to be made with at least two animals, their con- 

 dition to be as much alike as is practicable; the time of trial 

 to continue at least eight weeks, divided into periods of two 

 weeks each. One animal to be fed with cut, when the other 

 is fed with uncut hay, and the feed of each to be changed at 

 the expiration of each two weeks, and so on alternately each 

 two weeks, during the trial. If any other food than hay is 

 given, (such as roots or meal,) the same quantity to be given 

 to each, that the result in relation to the cutting the hay may 

 not be affected by other food. The animals should be kept in 

 the same stable, that they may be in the same temperature, 

 the average degrees of which is to be stated. If the trial is 

 made with cows, the time of having the last calf must be 

 given, and also the weight of milk given by each cow, during 

 each period of the trial. Each of the animals to be weighed 

 at the commencement of each two weeks, and at the end of 

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