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EXPERIMENTS. 



To D. S. Eaton, for the 3d best turkey s, not less 



than six, ,50 



To Allen B. Wood, for the best geese, not less 



than six, 1,00 



To J. W. Smith, for the best ducks, not less than 



six, 1,00 



We recommend in addition to the above that 



gratuities be paid as follows : To Sam'l Farwell, 2d, for 



ducks, 50 cts. ; to C. W. Billings, for chickens, 50 cts. 



Respectfully submitted by 



GEOUGE E. TOWNE, For the CommiHee. 



EXPERIMENTS. 



When the Committee on experiments entered upon 

 the duties assigned them, they found a very liberal 

 amount had been offered in premiums by the Trustees 

 of the Society ; and yet there were but three entries. 

 Of these, two had been made by Mr. John Brooks, Jr., 

 of Princeton. One, for the best experiment in feeding 

 Neat Stock, and the other, for the best experiment in 

 raising Potatoes, upon not less than one acre of land, 

 the whole to be manured alike. 



It will be seen by the statements made by Mr, ^ 

 Brooks, that the first of these experiments was well 

 tested. He commenced feeding two cows on the 19th 

 of December, 1857. At night a quantity of hay was 

 weighed out for each cow, and they were allowed to 

 eat all they would, during the night and the following 



