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those who took premiums or gratuities. It is impossible for 

 any committee to do full justice in such an exhibition as this, 

 but we have this satisfaction, that we tried to do the best we 

 could under the circumstances. 



TREAD WELL FARM. 



Report of the Committee on Treadioell Farm. 



By referring to the report of last year it will be seen that 

 the farm was leased to Mr. Philbrook for a term of years, but 

 by his non-compliance with the condition of the lease by fail- 

 ure to pay the rent, the lease was cancelled by the committee 

 and re-leased to T. W. Pierce, Esq., of Topsfield, for a term of 

 seven years, at an annual rent of 1300. The farm buildings 

 have been put in good condition, and will require no further 

 repairs of importance for several years. 



A series of experiments with the culture of potatoes, were 

 started under the direction of the committee, in the spring, 

 but owing to the severe drought that has so seriously interfered 

 with the success of farming in most parts of the county, the 

 experiments have resulted in failure as the products were of 

 no account, and the crops of the farm have been very small 

 from the same cause. 



STATEMENT OF WM. B. CARLTON. 



Topsfield, Dec. 5th, 1882. 



From the data at my command I infer there has been ap- 

 plied to the farm about 19 cords of manure, largely from a 

 slaughter house, and 12,600 lbs. of Hill and Drill and Stock- 

 bridge fertilizers. 



The season has been extremely unfavorable for this farm, so 

 that cultivated crops have been more or less a failure. 



More than an acre of beans planted did not realize more 

 than the seed. 



