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it would not pay for continuing the fence about it for this 

 purpose. Nevertheless, they express the hope, that the pro- 

 prietor, whoever he may be, will continue the enclosure, 

 clear out the intermediate growth, cut off the plants even 

 with the ground, and give them a chance to start anew 

 another spring. It is much to be regretted, that the Doctor 

 could not have lived to carry through the experiment, and to 

 give the Committee and the public the benefit of his obser- 

 vations on a class of culture, in which he felt a deep inter- 

 est, and a good degree of confidence. That the experiment 

 has been conducted substantially, in accordance with the 

 views of the donor, there is no room to doubt ; that a better 

 growth of the trees might have been secured, by more atten- 

 tion to preparing the land by subsoiling and manuring before 

 planting; and by clean culture during their growth, is 

 equally clear. 



In view of all the circumstances, the Committee are of 

 opinion, that the experiment has been so conducted as to 

 entitle the claimant, or his heirs, to the award of the one 

 hundred dollars, with the interest accrued thereon, and they 

 recommend that the same be paid accordingly. 



In regard to the plantation made on the farm of Mr. Fay, 

 once visited by the Committee, they were informed that a 

 large part of the trees were thrown out of the ground, or 

 otherwise killed by the frost ; and that the plantation was 

 thereby so much injured as not to be worthy of any further 

 attention of the Committee. 



Respectfally submitted. 



Dean Robinson, 

 J oh W. Proctor. 



Middleton, August 39th, 1853. 



