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They also recommend that the third premium of 5^10 be 

 awarded to Henry B. Newhall, of Lynn. 



T. E. PAYSON, Chairman. 



Leverett Bradley's Statement. 



The farm, which I offer for premium, contains in all about 

 200 acres. Twenty-five acres, or thereabouts, are now covered 

 with trees and bushes, which I have not attempted to clear. 

 The remaining 175 acres are now in pasture, mowing, and til- 

 lage, very nearly in the following proportions, excepting about 

 2 acres covered by the buildings, enclosed as yards, &;c., to wit: 

 70 acres mowing, 50 rye, 50 pasture, 3 potatoes. It is five 

 years since I commenced any improvements. At that time, the 

 whole quantity of hay, cut upon the entire farm, did not exceed 

 40 tons. Of this, a large proportion was meadow-grass, and of 

 a poor quality. About 15 acres had been kept clear, for the 

 purpose of tillage. The remainder of the 175 acres was cov- 

 ered with wood and bushes, in a great measure, there being 

 some open land among them, which was used for pasture ; 20 

 acres, at least, of what is now mowing, would have been con- 

 sidered almost worthless. I have, this year, about 70 acres in 

 mowing, which has averaged 2 tons of hay per acre. The qual- 

 ity of the hay you can determine from what you saw of it in 

 July. About 30 of this 70 acres of grass-land is a reclaimed 

 bog. It has cost me about $40 per acre to bring the remainder 

 of my grass-land into the state in which you saw it. I have- 

 gained about 25 tons of hay per year, for four years, and as 

 much in quality as quantity, over the hay formerly cut. 



The rye, on my 50 acres, averaged 20 bushels per acre. This 

 land I seeded down to grass, and intend it for pasture another 

 year. The crop of rye and the straw will pay for the labor of 

 reducing the land to a state of cultivation, and for seeding it to 

 grass. The 50 acres in pasture, I intend to seed in the same 

 manner another year, with rye and grass, and alternate from 

 year to year, feeding one year, and cropping with rye the next, 

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