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it is said it will retain its softness for two or three weeks, and, 

 if applied on tarred paper put around the trees, it requires but 

 little ink and will be attended with small expense. Your 

 Committee think the subject worthy of notice, and hope it will 

 be carefully tried and the result made known to the Society. 



JOSEPH HOW, Chairman. 

 Methuen, Nov. 15, 1866. 



FARM BUILDINGS. 



The Hon. William Sutton, President of the Essex Agricul- 

 tural Society, has generously offered four premiums, of $25 

 each ; one for the best arrangement of farm buildings, economy 

 (supposed) to be taken into the account. It is of as much im- 

 portance to have farm buildings well arranged and convenient, 

 as it is to have improved farm implements, such as the mower, 

 the horse rake and others of like character. 



The writer well remembers the time when some barns had 

 no doors to the floor way, a few rails answering the purpose, 

 and the boarding was so loose, that if a hen should unfortu- 

 nately be buried in the hay under the beam, she could in some 

 instances escape through the openings between the boards, or, 

 if the space was not sufficient, she could put out her head and 

 cry for help. Such a case was fortunate for the hen, but un- 

 fortunate for the cows, as they would be cold, and in stormy 

 weather, covered with snow, would give but little milk, and 

 when the time arrived for their accustomed drink, would rather 

 stay in the cold barn, thirsty, than to buffet the storm to the 

 spring or brook. 



Now almost every good farmer has a warm barn for his 

 cattle, and water in his yard, or some other convenient place. 



In a well adapted barn, much time is saved in feeding and 



