ON RECLAIMED MEADOW. 41 



wheat, oats, and clover. To the surprise of almost every one, 

 abundant crops of wheat have been obtained on this bog mea- 

 dow; and the expense of its redemption, managed with great 

 economy, care, and judgment, has been fully compensated. 



The subject of reclaimed meadows is of great importance to 

 this County. Extensive tracts of this kind of land exist 

 among us, which may, your Committee believe, at a reasonable 

 expense be recovered from their present utter worthlessness and 

 ofFensiveness, and made highly productive. 



They recommend therefore that the attention of this Society 

 should continue to be strongly directed to this object ; and it is 

 well worth inquiring by those, upon whom such a duty properly 

 devolves, whether the laws of the State are such as to encour- 

 age these improvements ; as whether, for example, when an in- 

 dividual is desirous of attempting such an improvement, there 

 should not be a power of compelling an obstinate or indolent 

 neighbor, upon whom he may in this case be dependant, to aid 

 in opening and keeping free the main outlet for the water by 

 which the meadow is flooded ; and the effectual removal of which 

 is indispensable to any great success in reclaiming it. 



Moses Newell, 



Henry Colman, 



Joseph Kittredge, 



John W. Proctor, ^ on 



Paul Kent, rr 



' r arms, 



Elias Putnam, | 



Hector Coffin, J 



January, 1832. 



ASA T. NEWHALL'S STATEMENT. 



TO THE committee ON FARMS. 



Gentlemen — 



In presenting a statement of the experiment made 

 of draining and rendering productive a piece of wet meadow 

 land, a plan of which is herewith submitted,* containing in the 



Committee 



* There was a plan accompanying this statement, which it was 

 not convenient to publish. 



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