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XEANSACTIONS. 



RECLAIMED SWAMP LANDS. 



THEOPHILUS P. HUNTINGTON'S REPORT. 



Two premiums were offered for the best experiments in reclaiming 

 swamp land, not less than one acre, commencing in 1855. Entries 

 were made by Messrs. David, Kelita and Avery D. Hubbard, of Sun- 

 derland, of different parts of a reclaimed swamp of thirty acres. 

 Drains had been dug at proper distances, and an outlet forced, at 

 great expense, through a stubborn rock The unprofitable swamp 

 has become productive and valuable, The Committee award to David 

 Hubbard the second premium, and recommend gratuities to the other 

 competitors. 



David Huubard's acre was broken up, in the spring of 1855, was 

 thoroughly dragged and planted to potatoes, which yielded a crop of 

 125 bushels. In May, 1856, he plowed, harrowed, and planted In- 

 dian corn to three fourths of the piece, and manured with two bushels 

 of ashes to the hill and hoed twice. The yield was 37 bushels. The 

 remainder was planted with early Carter potatoes, and produced 81 

 bushels. The value of the crops of 1855 and 1856, was estimated at 

 6110, the expenses at $29, and the net profits $81. The increased 

 value of this acre was estimated at $70. 



Kelita Hubbard's acre was burned over in 1854. In 1855 it 

 was planted with corn and potatoes, and in 1856 with oats, rye and 

 millet for fodder. 



Avery D. Hubbard's acre is the same, which is described 

 in Flint's Agriculture of Massachusetts for 1854, p. 71, and in the 

 Hampshire Society's Transactions for 1854. It has produced good 

 crops of hay the past two years. He estimates the net profits on this 

 acre, for four years, including the increased value of the land, at 

 $135,80. 



