ON RECLAIMED MEADOW LANDS. 91 



water stands so much upon it, that it kills the EngUsh grass. 



Both of the pieces of land to which our attention has been 

 directed, were what is comonly called Swamp Land, and were 

 nearly alike in what they produced ; although they were dif- 

 ferently situated. Mr. Kimball's farm is far from any village 

 or market town, so that he has no means of obtaining manure, 

 except what is made upon the farm. This being the case, a 

 reclaimed meadow is valuable, not only for what it produces, 

 but as furnishing the means by which other parts of the farm 

 may be improved. The manure which may be made from the 

 stock fed upon the ten tons of hay produced upon this meadow, 

 will add much to the means for enriching his other lands. 



From his experiment we learn how that one of the most un- 

 even, unproductive and worthless swamps may be converted 

 into a smooth and beautiful meadow, for less than forty dollars 

 per acre. 



We think, after reading the statement of Mr. Kimball, 

 no one need to be deterred from trying to improve his meadow, 

 because it requires such an outlay of capital. If many more of 

 the foreigners who are coming to our shores by thousands, were 

 employed like the one who improved this swamp, they would 

 do much towards developing the resources of the country. In 

 this way, they might do something towards relieving us of the 

 taxes which are imposed upon us for their support. 



We saw, when at Mr. Kimball's, that his cows and apple 

 trees were being benefitted by his reclaimed meadow ; for in- 

 stead of feeding his cows upon coarse meadow hay, he puts it 

 around his apple trees, which gives them a smooth and healthy 

 appearance ; its usual effects upon cows need not be named. 



We hope that many of the neighbors of Mr. Kimball will be 

 induced by his experiment to go and do likewise. 



Mr. Ware's Swamp is situated in Marblehead. Its proximity 

 to the sea shore, and the large towns, enables him to obtain man- 

 ure from other sources, than the stock of his farm. From the 

 appearance of this swamp we should think that it had never 

 produced a large growth of wood, and that at no very remote 

 period, it formed a part of the pond. 



He thinks that when he lowered the water m the pond 



