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In conclusion, I would say tliat my object lias been to prove 

 to the farmers of this county that worthless land can be reclaimed 

 without loss. 



Joel II. Robinson. 



North WrentJiam, Nov. 1, 1862. 



STATEMENT OF GEN. LUCAS POND. 



Mr. Kimball : 



Dear Sir, — My business for the last five years has led me to 

 visit every part of the county of Norfolk, and being a farmer I 

 of course observed the condition of pasture lands in particular ; 

 and I have come to the conclusion that they are more neglected 

 than any other part of the agricultural interest of the county, I 

 find a large proportion of them in an uncultivated state, pro- 

 ducing very little that is fit for cattle to eat, and it appears to me 

 that there must be something done to bring them into a better 

 state of cultivation before we can get much profit from our stock 

 in the summer season. I beUeve that the plan that I have pur- 

 sued for the last eleven years is the best that has been presented 

 to the Society, as it pays the cost of labor and manure, and 

 leaves the land in better condition than any other way, besides 

 leaving a handsome balance in my hands. For the manner of 

 cultivating I refer you to my report of last year, printed in the 

 Transactions of the Norfolk Agricultural Society for 1861, 

 page 57. 



Statement of expense of labor, manure, ^c.,for one hundred rods 



of land the present year. 



Balance in favor of crop, . 



$14.75 



