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country, where God has bestowed, in abundance, beauty, health and 

 all the objects to make life agreeable and pleasant. 



" O who would be bound to the barren sea, 

 If he could dwell on land : 

 Where his step is ever both firm and free, 

 Where flowers arise, 

 Like sweet girls' eyes ; 

 And rirulets sing, 

 Like birds in spring ? 

 For me — I •vrill take my stand 

 On land, on land ! 

 For ever and ever, on solid land !" 



Barry Corn trail. 



REPORT ON CROrS. 



BY SAMUEL POWERS. 



In consequence of the severe drought, during the past summer, the 

 number of crops entered for premium was less than usual. Each 

 competitor was required, by the rules of the Society, to deposit with 

 the Secretary, on or before the loth of November, a certificate of 

 measurement of the land by a surveyor ; also, to furnish a particular 

 statement in writing, of the kind of soil and its previous condition ; 

 the quantity, quality and expense of seeds and manure; the value 

 of the employed labor, and the mode of cultivation ; and, where the 

 crop was planted in hills, to state the distance between the hills ; 

 also, the times of sowing, hoeing and harvesting, and the amount 

 and value of the crop, when gathered. In several instances, these 

 rules of the Society were not complied with and the statements were 

 not sufficiently full and particular. To such competitors the premi- 

 ums could not be awarded. But to encourage the worthy, and to 

 induce hereafter a strict compliance with the rules, sums smaller than 

 the premiums are recommended as gratuities. 



A moment's reflection will convince any competitor, that his state- 

 ment should be full in its details, and strictly accurate. It will then 

 be most worthy of publication, most useful to others, and most cred- 

 itable to himself. 



