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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Grennell presented the following 



REPORT ON THE WASTES OF THE FARM. 



While agricultural essays, commonly treat of some special 

 subject to the advancement of which the efforts of the writer 

 are wholly directed, or are of a general discursive nature, never 

 failing to set forth brightly the beauties of an agricultural life, 

 it may seem an unusual, and an ungracious task in us to draw 

 out somewhat the otlier side of the picture ; to sliow some of 

 the obstructions, impediments, annoyances and mistakes to 

 which the farmer is subjected, either by the operations of 

 nature, his predecessors, his neighbors, or himself; and in a 

 form different from any which has come to our notice, to men- 

 tion the various " wastes of the farm," the cause, the means, 

 and the loss, so far as we can, with perhaps some suggestions as 

 to their prevention. In discussing so limillcss and varied a 

 subject, we have taken our materials from every reliable source 

 within our reach, without any particular credit or reference to 

 the authors. 



Starting with the postulate, that the profession of agriculture 

 is of prime importance, as being the support of all other trades, 

 occupations and professions, how earnestly should we labor to 

 bring it, and ourselves as its exponents, to the higliest standard 



