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small pines rather than to sow the seed. In 1861 I set out the re- 

 mainder of the lot the first of June. The land on which I have plant- 

 ed is good plain land. My method of planting is to take up the small 

 pines with some soil ; the roots being numerous it will easily remain. 

 In setting them out it requires but little care or skill, as they are most 

 certain to live. After experimenting on the trimming of the pine, I 

 have come to the conclusion that it is important to trim ; think they 

 make better growth than to leave the limbs to die out as they always 

 do. I know most persons think it will not do to trim, and have heard 

 it remarked that it would kill trees. The Committee can judge wheth- 

 er they think any injury resulted from the trimming of mine. In 

 trimming it will not do to cut the limbs off close to the body but some 

 three inches from it. The trimming should be done in the winter when 

 the limbs are frozen, and never at any time should a tree be trimmed 

 so that the remaining limbs will not shade the trunk of the tree. It is 

 evident to me that the rays of the sun frilling directly on the trunk of 

 the tree is what causes it to die, and not the cutting off the limbs. I 

 am satisfied that a source of great profit can be realized from the plant- 

 ing of pines, and if the many acres of waste land we now see were con- 

 Terted into a growth of pines it would be a profitable investment. 



COMMITTEES' REPORTS. 



The Committee on Reports for 1868, regret that so few of the 

 Chairmen of the various committees have made detailed or elab- 

 orate reports, and while those to whom we have aw^arded the 

 premiums do not come fully up to the measure or standard of 

 their former efforts, yet, that we may render every encourage- 

 ment to those who have written, Ave feel justified in making the 

 following awards : 



The report on Milch Kine, by Dr. Jabez Fisher, although evi- 

 dently not written with a view of obtaining a premium, yet the 

 suggestions therein made, and the good common sense imparted, 

 fairly entitle it to the 1st premium of ^10 00 



The report on Grain Crops, by Mr. Ephraim Graham of Lunen- 

 burg, is carefully written, and like every thing which comes 

 from his well balanced mind, is practically of great importance 

 to every farmer, and we have awarded him the 2d premium 

 of 16 00 



The report on Root Crops, by Mr. Abel Marshall, is quite brief, 

 but every word can be comprehended, and held in the mind, 



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