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animals Mr. Humphrey possesses the pedigree. He does not raise 

 his stock, but prefers to buy, as need .requires or opportunity 

 oifers, and he certainly selects it with sound judgment. His 

 mode of feeding, — like that of Mr. Denny, — is chiefly by soiling. 

 The calves are usually sold ^Yhen two days old. 



Proceeding hence Ave visited, with great pleasure, the exten- 

 sive nursery of Mr. George Craft, the gentleman to -whom the 

 Society has been so often and greatly indebted for the fine dis- 

 plays of gladiolas and other beautiful flowers, which graced the 

 hall at our Annual Show. No description we are able to give, 

 would convey any adequate idea of the delight which a lover of 

 flowers would find in visiting this place. 



We next came to the farm of Mr. Wm. J. Hyde. His farm is 

 devoted, mainly, to the cultivation of vegetables for the market. 

 Pease, asparagus, potatoes, squashes, cabbages, onions, and other 

 early vegetables and plants were observed in the most prom- 

 ising condition. The potatoes growing here were the " Jackson 

 whites" and the "• Sebecs." They were planted in pieces in 

 drills. One piece is dropped in each place, and the places are 

 from fourteen to sixteen inches apart. Manure is put into the 

 hills. For nearly all his crops, Mr. Hyde spreads manure, and, 

 also, puts a portion in the hill. We observed, also, in this place, 

 grass and rye, both of which were in uncommonly promising 

 condition. 



Our time being now exhausted, we left Brookline with a strong 

 impression that the grounds we had seen were under the most 

 judicious and thrifty cultivation ; and that examples of husbandry 

 might easily be found here, which would rarely be equalled within 

 the limits of our Society. 



July 26th the Committee were again assembled, — together with 

 a large number of distinguished gentlemen from different places, — 

 at the celebrated farm of Aaron D. Weld, Esq., of West Roxbury. 

 After an hour of pleasant, social intercourse, and a most munifi- 

 cent entertainment, the whole company adjourned to the beautiful 

 lawn in front of the house. Here brief and pertinent speeches 

 were made by the President of the Society, — Hon. Mr. Wilder, — 

 and several other gentlemen, distinguished in the various depart- 

 ments of agriculture, horticulture and pomology. Hence we pro- 

 ceeded to view the farm premises, every department of which 

 bears ample evidence of the intelligence, skill and orderly system 

 by which the well-known results of Mr. Weld's husbandi-y are 

 produced. This is apparent in the minor as well as in the larger 



