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Acer campestie (Field Maple). 

 Salix lucida (Shining Willow). 

 Chamaccjparis (Retinosporas), several varieties. 

 Juniperus Chinensis (Chinese Cedar). 



THE TREAD WELL FARM. 



The committee on the Treadwell Farm, would submit 

 the following report : 



The Treadwell Farm is leased for a term of years, to 

 Mr. Thomas W. Pierce, of Topsfield. One of the con- 

 ditions of the lease is, that he will make such experiments 

 on the farm, as the committee sliall require ; the same to 

 be made under the direction of the farm committee. An- 

 other condition of the lease is, that certain specific improve- 

 ments shall be made on the land, by clearing the pastures 

 of savjns, and other bushes and shrubs that are now too 

 plentiful on the farm. 



The committee are happy to report that these conditions 

 are being complied with by Mr. Pierce. 



The farm is in a very good state of cultivation ; equal to 

 any farm in the county of its grade; and it seems to be the 

 aim of the present lessee to keep it so. The experiments 

 made on the farm, under the direction of the committee, 

 the past year, were to test the value of unleached ashes, on 

 different crops, applied in different ways, and at different 

 times, in comparison with barnyard manures. The crops 

 on whicii the ashes were tried were, corn, Hungarian grass 

 and Mangold wurtzels ; the result of which may be seen in 

 the statement of the superintendent of the farm, annexed 

 to this report. 



The committee have visited the farm several times during 

 the past summer and fall, and from a very careful obser- 

 vation, we are of the opinion that the annexed statements 

 of the superintendent are substantially correct, and we 



