80 ESSEX AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



ley, in the management of his farm, understands and applies 

 the principle of the old Latin poet, which, next to manuring, is 

 most important to the farmer : — 



'• What every soil will bear, and what refuse, 

 This corn, that vines, more kindly doth produce ; 

 Young trees thrive best here, there grass freely grows. 

 And odorous saffron, Timolus bestows." 



The farm in Lynn, belonging to Henry B. Newhall, furnishes 

 complete proof of the fact that it is much better for the farmer 

 to clear new land at home, in New England, than to go abroad 

 to do it. That part of Mr. Newhall's farm now under cultiva- 

 tion, containing about 15 acres, was bought by him, less than 

 10 years ago, for $20 per acre. At that time, it was all cov- 

 ered with a moderate growth of wood, which seemed to spring 

 up out of the crevices in the rocks, the land being apparently 

 full of them. The sale of the wood paid for the land, for fencing 

 it most substantially, for cutting and marketing, and left a 

 small surplus in its favor — Mr. Newhall did not say how much. 

 His statement shows how many rocks he has taken from the 

 land, and to what account he has turned them, and he has ''a 

 few more of the same sort left." It also shows what produce 

 he has taken from his land, and at what expense. He has set 

 out about 500 apple trees, and, the soil being admirably adapted 

 for their growth, they appear in a most thrifty condition. Mr. 

 Newhall's experiment shows what enterprise, well directed, is 

 able to accomplish, and furnishes an example which it may be 

 well for many of us to study and imitate. Literally, he has 

 made the wilderness to bud and blossom as the rose, and, at the 

 same time, — which is a most important element in the matter, — 

 has been putting money into his pocket, instead of paying it 

 out. But Mr. Newhall is just beginning. If he goes on as he 

 has begun, he will, in a few years, have one of the most pro- 

 ductive and profitable farms in the county. Mr. Newhall has a 

 store in Lynn, which accounts for the prices he has set against 

 some articles of produce. 



The committee think the farm of Mr. Bradley entitled to the 

 first premium, and, therefore, recommend that the first premium 

 of $25, be awarded to him. 



