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Other than those who became members by rule of the 

 Society (a premium of $7 or upwards, having been award- 

 oil them), the new members of the society, during the year 

 ending November 1, were ten from Beverly, ten from Pea- 

 body, three from Lynnfield, two from Andover, two from 

 West Newbury, two from Rockport, two from Newburyport, 

 and one each from Bradford, Manchester, Wenham, Dan- 

 vers, Georgetown, Lynn, Salisbury, Methuen. 



Your committee would recommend members of the so- 

 ciety to show this book of " Transactions of the Society,' 1 

 to their neighbors and friends, and thus convince them that 

 if they are interested in agriculture or horticulture, that in 

 no way can they get so much practical information returned 

 to them, as by investing $3 in a life membership in this so- 

 ciety, and yearly receiving its printed " Transactions," 

 besides all the rights and benefits that such membership 

 confers, to say nothing of the pride every such man should 

 have in maintaining the standing and success of a society 

 which Essex county receives such a credit for, that its 

 agricultural people may well be proud of. 



David W\ Low, Secretary, Committee. 



REPORT OP THE COMMITTEE ON TREAD WELL 



FARM. 



The lease of the farm to Thomas W. Pierce, had, last 

 April, two years of its term unexpired. The trustees of 

 his estate desired to be relieved from its obligations, and 

 by the payment of -$100 the lease was canceled, thus leav- 

 ing the farm on the hands of the committee. As it proved 

 too late to secure a suitable tenant, arrangements were 

 made with Charles J. Peabody, of Topsfield, to sell the 

 grass standing, for the benefit of the society, and to seed 

 down to grass some thirty acres of land that had been in 

 cultivation for several years previous, and to conduct several 

 experiments, without expense to the society, all of which 

 has been done in a satisfactory manner, by Mr. Peabody, as 

 is shown by his annexed statement. 



