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 like the rose, or whether or no, it is clear that the rubbly 

 hillsides of Essex County, may he clothed with foliage, so 

 that they shall stand dressed in living green, and be a 

 source of beauty and profit forever. It is sometimes ques- 

 tioned whether tree-culture is rcnlly a matter of farming, 

 but we think that no one can read these documents and fail 

 to see that the two subjects are closely allied. The com- 

 mittee have awarded ten dollars for the Report on Forest 

 Trees, by Mr. Francis H. Appleton. 



For the report of the Committee on Harrows, the com- 

 mittee have awarded eight dollars to Mr. J. J. H. Gregory. 

 This paper contains an instructive account of Mr. Greg- 

 ory's experience with harrows, which will be suggestive to 

 others, and is carefully prepared, as Mr. Gregory's re- 

 ports always are. 



For the report of the Committee on Apples, the commit- 

 tee award six dollars to Mr. J. W. Goodell. 



Two essays were submitted to the committee. They 

 awarded ten dollars to Mr. George A. Rogers, of North 

 Andover, for his essay upon "The Care and Feeding of Stock 

 for Dairy Purposes." This important subject is treated by 

 Mr. Rogers quite fully and in a very plain and readable 

 manner. The subject is trite, and yet it is constantly 

 new to the rising generations. Mr. Rogers pleads for light 

 and warmth for dairy cows, and that they be protected from 

 physical violence, and these points cannot be too strongly 

 insisted upon. 



To Mr. Charles H. Mann of Methuen, the committee 

 award the premium of eight dollars for his essay on 

 "Our Home Market." The subject is an important one to 

 farmers. How to bring the producer nearer to the consu- 

 mer, is one of the great studies of political economy. Mr. 

 Mann urges some sort of cooperative system, which shall se- 

 cure the largest returns for farm produce at the least cost 

 of placing it in the market. No one can doubt that the 

 general result which the essayist urges, is desirable, so 



