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planted the young pines from the spots where they were too thick. 

 However, in the spring of each year for three subsequent years, 

 young pines came up here and there, and at present there are as 

 many as there ought to be on the hind, of all heights from six 

 inches to six feet. They are generally healthy and of good 

 shape, although many have been destroyed by borers and other 

 enemies. 



This experiment has been conducted with good judgment, and 

 ■with considerable labor and expense, and deserves a premium and 

 honorable mention. And yet a comparison of this with other ex- 

 periments made by transplanting young trees from our own forests, 

 leads us to think that the latter method is the most profitable. It 

 is well that both methods should have a fair trial. There are 

 thousands of acres in Norfolk County that will yield scarcely any- 

 thing to a profit so well as wood. It is important to ascertain the 

 best mode of operation ; and for this purpose we welcome all ex- 

 periments, knowing that from any of them we shall gain some val- 

 uable knowledge. 



In saying this we do not forget a suggestion that has been made 

 of the expediency of discontinuing this premium, more especially 

 if the trees are raised from seed. When it was offered, the pas- 

 ture lands that were coming into wood were much more valuable 

 than they are now. At present there is an over-supply of wood 

 in the home market — that is to say, the supply is too abundant to 

 be remunerative to the grower. There is almost everywhere 

 through the County a scarcity of pasturage, and it may be 

 thought a doubtful policy to convert any pasturage into woodland 

 if it could be employed for grazing purposes. The Society's 

 encouragement may possibly tend in the wrong direction at this 

 time. 



We award to Mr. Metcalf the Society's second premium. 



For the Committee, 



J. M. MERRICK. 



REPORT ON SEEDS. 



The Committee to whom Avas assigned the duty to examine and 

 report on Seeds, would respectfully say that the duties assigned 

 them were not in the least arduous — the contributions being but 

 few. Their award was made as follows, viz : 



To Daniel Lynch, of Dedham, for the best sample of ears of 

 seed corn, of not less than forty in number, a premium of $1. 



To E. R. Andrews, of West Roxbury, for the best sample of 

 ■wheat, a premium of $1. 



