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always injure the vine itself, — that is, the tender and vital part of 

 it by pinching. That same tender part, however, will bear the ap- 

 plication of quicldime, which is more than the yellow bug can bear. 

 There could not have been less than seven tons of squashes, it was. 

 thought by some present, upon the half acre. 



M. D. has about four acres in corn, and the committee, or some 

 of them, judged that the yield would be about eighty bushels of 

 shelled corn to the acre. No guano or other concentrated manure 

 has been used, but some ashes ; the quantity could not be ascer- 

 tained in the hurry of the day. 



Mr. Dodge has about one fourth of an acre in Ruta Baga of 

 sterling growth ; one third of an acre in cucumbers, and one and a 

 half acres in corn fodder. This noble farm has 40 acres of plough 

 land, and is subjected like the two before described farms, to the 

 cleanest culture. Mr. Dodge keeps three hired men and a boy 

 through the season. The marketing is done by himself. 



The visit of the committee to the Indian Hill Farm, in West 

 Newbury, gave the committee the greatest pleasure. I am happy 

 here to introduce an interesting letter from Dr. Loring, of Salem,, 

 who favored, the committee with his company on their visit to this 

 celebrated farm, so full and explicit as to make any alteration en- 

 tirely unnecessary. 



Salem, Oct. 22d, 1855. 



Dear Sir: — I trust my long delay has not induced you to sup- 

 pose that I have forgotten the very agreeable and interesting day 

 •we spent at Indian Hill Farm, in September, or that I had re- 

 linquished all idea of fulfiUing the promise made you at that time 

 to lay before you a record of our observations. I should have 

 been more prompt, had I not labored under the necessity of ob- 

 taining certain important facts, which have reached me only this 

 very morning. 



I thing you will agree with me that Indian Hill Farm is one of 

 the most beautifully located spots in Essex county ; and that, in 

 addition to its charming landscapes, it possesses a variety of soil 



