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instructive, iti a field lecture, where every statement can bo 

 verified by pointing at the crop itself on the spot. And if it is 

 but a poor account, after all, that we are able to convey to 

 others upon paper, for want of the data, which the reader 

 always demands, yet the defect is well made up to the sense of 

 Bight in those who will take the trouble to visit such farms as 

 the two above mentioned. 



I regret not to have found time to see the farm of Daniel 

 Butler at the Cove, between Manchester and Gloucester, and 

 those of Mr. Patch and Mr. Pierce of Gloucester. Messrs. 

 Miles S. and Elihu Andrews, of Essex, have long been purchas- 

 ing manures largely for hay crops chiefly; and the result of 

 their experiment I should be happy to learn and communicate, 

 but have not found the time. Future committees will, I hope, 

 look after their farms and others in the eastern part of the 

 county and report them at length. 



David Choate. 



MIDDLESEX. 



From the Report of the Committee. 



Agreeably to invitation, we have inspected four farms, eight 

 apple orchards, and three bog meadows. The more important 

 details of what has passed under our notice will be given very 

 briefly. 



At the Gov. Gore farm, so called, in Waltham, now in tho 

 possession of Miss Greene, and under the management of Mr. 

 Robert Murray, we witnessed some very gratifying results of 

 science, skill and perseverance. Like most of the farms in this 

 county, this showed very plainly the effects of the almost un- 

 precedented drought of the season. Still this could not pre- 

 vent our seeing the excellent results of Mr. Murray's manage- 

 ment. What we were especially pleased with, and what we 

 would commend to the imitation of our brother farmers, was 

 the perfect system which was introduced into all the operations 

 of this large farm. Amid a vast amount of work there was no 

 guess work. The laws of agricultural science were evidently 

 well understood and faithfully complied with. It would be 



