33 



Present value of the land, $200 00 



Crop of 1886, seven tons first crop, 126 00 



One ton rowen or second crop, 12 00 



Crop of 1887, three and one-half tons first crop, 63 00 



One ton rowen, 12 00 



Total, $413 00 



Deduct expense, 309 50 



Balance, "$103 50 



Luther P. Tidd, Georgetown, Mass. 

 Oct. 1, 1887. 



Note. — Production and previous value of Land, per acre, $210 72 

 Expenses and present value of land, per acre, 157 92 



Profit per acre, $52 80 



IMPROVING PASTURE AND WASTE LANDS. 



The Committee on Improving Pasture and Waste 

 Lands have had but one application for premium. This 

 was by Charles W. Mann, of Methuen, for improving 

 " Waste Land." 



The notice to the Committee came July 1, when it was 

 the most busy time with farmers, making it impracticable 

 to inspect the land with crops, at that time. The chair- 

 man notified the committee to meet at Mr. Mann's, Aug. 

 26th. But one besides the chairman, was present. 



Mr. Mann's statement annexed, explains the condition 

 of the land previous to his work on it. It was the same 

 as a great deal of pasture in Essex County, with the added 

 advantage of being naturally of strong, moist soil, with a 

 hard subsoil, thus retaining all that is put on to it. Be- 

 ing a moist hill it can be relied upon to carry through, in 

 adverse seasons of wet or dry, the crops put upon it. 

 Thus it will be seen that it is desirable land to improve, 

 and once reclaimed, becomes valuable to the farmer. 



