no 



Total cost of acre, -fSl 20 



The crop was saved for seed growing. The market value 

 of the cabbages on the ground, would have been about five 

 cents each. Grown side by side with an acre of Fottler, it 

 proved to be earlier, and it matured a larger per cent, of 

 heads. It matured within a day or two of Henderson's 

 Early Summer, while for size, it averaged over half as 

 large again. Old Essex has become a famous county for 

 new Cabbage, but in "All Seasons" I am satisfied that the 

 Dutchmen of Long Island have given us an acquisition. 



James J. H. Gregory. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREST TREES. 



The pioneer-settlers of Essex County, while they vigor- 

 ously waged war against the monarchs of the forest that 

 occupied the fertile lands desired by them for cultivation, 

 were not unmindful of the value of forest trees. An ex- 

 ample of this is found in the action of the Proprietors of 

 the undivided lands of the town of Newbury on the 24th 

 of January, 1709, when — 



" It ws voted yt no Timber Tree or Trees standing in 

 any of ye pastures now stinted, shall be cut down, lopt or 

 defaced under ye penalty in yej law in yt behalf made & 

 provided ; but yt ye sd trees be henceforward preserved for 

 shade." 



