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have spoken of should be exhibited ; and they request all who 

 shall hereafter ask premiums to be careful to read the act 

 upon the " regulations " of the society. 



E. F. Ensign, Chairman. 



NORFOLK. 



Report of the Committee. 



The committee of the Norfolk County Agricultural Society, 

 upon improving meadow and swamp lands, respectfully re- 

 port : — 



That B. F. Dudley, of Milton, has requested their attention 

 to a lot of land upon his farm in that town which he has re- 

 claimed, and for his results desires a premium. Mr. Dudley 

 requested the chairman to visit the land, which he accordingly 

 did on the 29th of June last, whilst the crop of grass was on 

 the land, after it was cut. It appeared of fine quality and in 

 great abundance ; and if Mr. Dudley can succeed in more thor- 

 oughly effecting his drainage through the adjoining piece not 

 belonging to him, there is reason to believe that his improve- 

 ment may be rewarded with permanent returns hereafter quite 

 as great as those of the present year. His statement is sub- 

 joined. In view of the success of Mr. Dudley, and of the pains 

 he has been at, as well as of the fact that this is the first ap- 

 plication that has been made for two years in the county for a 

 premium on this account, your committee recommend that the 

 premium of fifteen dollars be awarded. 



C. F. Adams, Chairman. 



Statement of B. F. Dudley. 



The lot of land to which this statement refers contains one 

 and one-fourth acres and twenty-four rods. It is situated in 

 the midst of the most valuable part of the farm, at the base of 

 a steep hill. It was completely saturated with water oozing 

 from numerous springs. 



The subsoil was clay, covered with a soil which appeared to 



