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though credit is dae him for his enterprize in the operations to 

 which we have alluded, yet on the whole the farm does not now 

 present such an example of culture and management as would 

 justify us in making an award." 



It is due to Dr. Morton to state that he has continued to make 

 improvements of various kinds, the general character and advan- 

 tage of which will appear more strikingly after the lapse of some 

 time, and under the head of " Progressive Husbandry," — in which 

 class the farm is entered for premium, — may hereafter secure the 

 honor desired. 



SANFORD HOWARD, Chairman. 



EXPERIMENTS ON MANURES. 



The Committee of Experiments on Manures report that Messrs. 

 Charles Breck, of Milton, and Aaron D. Weld, of West Roxbury, 

 have continued their experiments, began last year, and have pre- 

 sented interesting accounts of their doings the second year. These 

 experiments are to continue three years, (not two, as stated in 

 last year's Report,) to entitle the gentlemen to the premium offered 

 by the Society. They appear to be careful and exact in their state- 

 ments, and when continued another year and published, will afford 

 valuable information to the farming community. 



Mr. Weld has also this year commenced a second series of ex- 

 periments on manures, to compete for the premium offered by the 

 Norfolk Agricultural Society, in conformity to the requirements of 

 the State Board of Agriculture, and his statement is herewith 

 presented. 



The Committee recommend that all these experiments be pub- 

 lished in the transactions of the year. 

 For the Committee, 



CHEEVER NEWHALL, Chairman. 

 Dorchester, Dec. 31, 1862. 



STATEMENT OF CHARLES BRECK. 



Cheever Newiiall, Esq. : 



Sir, — In continuation of my experiment with manure, com- 

 menced in 1861, an account of which was handed to you last 

 year, I have to state that the rye sown last fall was cut July 29th, 



