many acres carried on by numerous hired men, with a list of 

 merely profitable and perhaps forced crops, without annual 

 and permanent improvements. On the contrary, we have only 

 put in practice our theory advanced some twelve years ago, in 

 the annual address before the Society, on Home Improvement. 



We have perfected a few acres, doing the right thing at 

 the right time, and added so much to their nominal and real 

 value for the comfort and tastes of life, that for the original 

 outlay and subsequent expense, a present market price might 

 show a profit not exceeded by any other land operations. 



The Committee award to Dr. E. G. Kelley the first premi- 

 um of $30, and diploma. 



Committee — Wm. Sutton, George B. Loring, Charles P. 

 Preston. 



IMPROVED PASTURE LAND. 



The Committee on Improved Pasture Land have attended 

 to their duty and report : 



One entry only was made — that by Mr. Gilbert Conant of 

 Ipswich. 



The pasture which Mr. Conant offers for a premiuni, con- 

 tains thirty acres, which from present appearance must have 

 been pretty nearly covered with bushes at the time he com- 

 menced his improvements. The Committee, three in number, 

 examined the pasture June 30th, and found there had been 

 quite an improvement effected by the course which Mr. Conant 

 has adopted, that of simply burning. We found quite a num- 

 ber of spots in the pasture where the bushes were wholly kill- 

 ed out, and in course of time Ave think he will overcome them 

 entirely. 



We unanimously recommend the award of the first premium 

 of fifteen dollars to Mr. Conant. 



For the Committee — H. L. Moody. 



