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TREAD WELL FARM. 



The Committee on the Treadvvell Farm respectfully sub- 

 mit the following report : — 



The farm is still under the management of Mr. Philbrook, 

 by direction of Thos. W. Pierce, Esq., the lessee of the farm. 

 The Committee is pleased to be able to state that the farm 

 has been well cared for during the past season. It has been 

 kept clear of weeds, the cultivated crops have been bounti- 

 fully dressed with barnyard mannre and other fertilizers, and 

 the products have been very satisfactory, notwithstanding the 

 severe drought of last summer. 



By permission and under direction of the Committee, very 

 many bushes, that of late years have been encroaching upon 

 the borders of the fields along the walls, have been thorough- 

 ly eradicated, improving the appearance of the farm as well 

 as its power of production. Desirous of aiding Mr. Pierce 

 and his able foreman, Mr. Philbrook, in their efforts to im- 

 prove the appearance as well as the utility of the farm, the 

 Committee has with pleasure fulfilled the instructions of the 

 Trustees, in making all necessary repairs to the buildings, 

 preparatory to painting. The buildings were painted with 

 one coat this last fall, and it is proposed to put ou the second 

 coat in the spring, after which it is believed that no member 

 of the Society need be ashamed to direct the attention of a 

 stranger to the farm of the Essex Agricultural Society. 



The experiment begun two years ago for the purpose of 

 showing the comparative value of barnyaixl manure, and of 

 two popular commercial fertilizers, has been continued this 

 year. By referring to the reports of the two 3'ears previous 

 to this, it will be seen that one* acre of land was divided into 

 four equal lots. No. 1 was manured with an amount of Rus- 

 sell Coe's superphosphate, which should equal in cost barn- 

 yard manure at the rate of eight cords to the acre. Lot No. 



* By a clerical error it was made to read two acres iu the two reports above referred to. 



