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get the land in condition for a crop of grass as soon as a lib- 

 eral allowance' of manure will accomplish that object. 



It will be seen that in the application of manure Mr. Gould 

 has exceeded the amount stipulated in the lease, by 40 cords, 

 the past season. He has, however, not applied the muck re- 

 quired, as the meadow from which it is to be taken produces a 

 large crop of cranberries, and he doubted the expediency of 

 destroying its utility for that purpose, but expresses his will- 

 ingness to remove the muck, if thought best by the Trustees. 



It is not yet time to see any remarkable improvement in the 

 farm from the liberal treatment bestowed upon it by the ten- 

 ant, but your Committee have no doubt that a large increase 

 of crops next year will result from the heavy application of 

 manure the past seasons ; and they cannot too highly com- 

 mend the tenant for his disposition to apply a much larger 

 quantity of manure than he M^as required to do by the terms 

 of his lease — thus showing his determination to bring the 

 farm to such a state of fertility as will make it a credit to him- 

 self and to the Society. 



The Committee regret that so little interest is manifested in 

 the farm, as is shown by the meagre attendance at our meet- 

 ings. 



Committee — Charles P. Preston, Benjamin P. Ware, J. L. 

 Newhall. 



MANURES. 



The subject of manures and fertilizers, and their application, 

 has been so fully discussed during the last year in the agricul- 

 tural iouru^ls, that it is with some hesitation that your commit- 



