NANTUCKET CATTLE SHOW. 429 



Within ten years the farm acreage has increased over 

 4,000 acres, the cultivated land over 200 acres, and the 

 total value of farm lands and buildings over $40,000. I be- 

 lieve that the next State census will show a thrifty advance 

 beyond any period within the past twenty-five years, and 

 that in coming years the people of Nantucket shall not rest 

 solely on their long-ago acquired reputation as bold and 

 daring sailors and enterprising merchants, but shall also 

 have added the character of skilled and successful farmers. 



JAMES S. GRINNELL. 



