80 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Austin has lately imported from Ireland specimens of 

 the celebrated Kerry breed of cattle. As he favored tlie society 

 and the public with a sight of them, and of several other fine 

 catllc belonging to him, at the last annual" exhibition — a report 

 in regard to which will be found in another part of the Tran- 

 sactions for this year — wc Jieed not more particularly notice 

 them. We may add, however, that the committee were much 

 pleased with the appearance of these cattle, and regard Mr. 

 Austin as entitled to the thanks of the community for testing 

 their adaptal/ility to the wants of our farmers. They were im- 

 ported in November, 1859, and July, 18(30, and as none of them 

 have yet come to milk, we must wait for a demonstration in 

 regard to tiieir dairy qualities. They have thriven rapidly since 

 their arrival. They are believed to be the only pure specimens 

 of the breed that have been brought to this country. 



Charles A. Ilewlns, of West Roxbury, has four acres of land 

 which may with as much propriety be called a " farm" as Miss 

 Martineau's or any other person's premises, of the same extent. 

 He has occupied the place for five ycars' — has erected a house, 

 wiiich for convenience combined with architectural taste, attained 

 by a moderate expenditure, is worthy of examination. Though 

 doing business in Boston, where he spends the greater part of 

 every woiking day, he takes time to direct the management of 

 the place, and finds recreation, healtii and happiness in the 

 various rural operations which are here carried on. The land 

 is near the summit of a high swell, has a tenacious subsoil, and 

 retains water. Mv. Hcvvins has iinderdrained a portion, on 

 which he has planted fruit trees of various kinds, and they have 

 thriven well. We have seldom seen finer dwarf pear trees, or 

 those which produced better crops of fruit, in proportion to age, 

 than we hnind here. Many will recollect Mr. Hewins as a fre- 

 quent and successful competitor for the fruit prizes of this 

 society. The committee were much pleased with the general 

 laying out and universally neat appearance of this " farm of 

 four acres," which, whatever its results in a pecuniary view, can 

 hardly fail to pa?/ in the enjoyment it affords its intelligent 

 proprietor and iiis family. 



E. R. Andrews, of West Roxbury, has a farm of one hundred 

 and twenty acres, twenty-five of which is woodland. It is used 



