.50. Gratuity, to N. Elva Fellows, Peabody, for scarf. 

 1.00. Gratuity, to Daniel Lord, Peabody, for bag. 

 1.00. Gratuity, to Emily N. Longfellow, Groveland, for 



tidy. 

 1.00. Gratuity, to Gertrude E. Wilkins, Middleton, for 

 variety of fancy and plain work. 

 .50. Gratuity, to Clara M. Trask, Peabody, for plain sew- 

 ing. 

 .50. Gratuity, to C. Lena Wilkins, Middleton, for patch- 

 work. 

 .50. Gratuity, to Hattie F. Pushee, Beverly, for tidy. 

 .50. Gratuity, to Annie W. Lovett, Beverly, for tidy. 

 .50. Gratuity, to Sadie Estes, Peabody, for gypsy kettle. 

 .50. Gratuity, to Gertie W. Carleton, Rowley, for tidy. 

 The number of entries was twenty-one, by fourteen dif- 

 ferent children. After awarding the first and second pre- 

 miums, the committee 'thought it proper to award a small 

 gratuity to each of the other contributors, as an encourage- 

 ment to them to persevere in industry. 



Mrs. N. W. Starbird, Chairman, Mrs. Mary E. Fuller, 

 Mrs. Amanda F. Low — Committee. 



IMPROVING WET MEADOW AND SWAMP 

 LANDS. 



To the Trustees of the Essex Agricultural Society : — 



The committee on the improvement of wet meadow and 

 swamp lands have attended to their duty and submit the 

 following report : — 



There was but one entry made to your committee, that 

 of Mr. Luther P. Tidd, of Georgetown. Mr. Tidd has 

 complied with the rules of the society, his experiment in- 

 cluding two years' time, and the accompanying statement 

 will show the result, and the cost of producing it, and 

 from what your committee saw at their two visits to the 

 meadow, we should think the statement of Mr. Tidd was 



