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Society. This is what might reasonably be expected, as much 

 of the labor and cultivation heretofore bestowed upon it by 

 him, would not show their results till after the lapse of some 

 years. The experiments that are now in progress upon the 

 Farm, are likely to be far more satisfactory than those hereto- 

 fore tried by the Society ; and it is to be hoped that in this 

 way the Farm will prove to be in fact, as it was designed by 

 its donor to be, a farm "for the promotion of the science ot 

 agricultiue, by the performance of experiments and such other 

 means as may tend to the advancement of said science." 



But it is manifest, in order to carry out this object success- 

 fully, and to make the Farm worthy of the reputation of the 

 Society to whom it was bequeathed, a suitable barn is greatly 

 needed, instead of the ill-contrived and diplapidated one now 

 upon the premises. Three years ago, when the Society made 

 the agreement for the occupancy of the Farm by Mr. Brown, 

 it was so well convinced of the need of the Society in this re- 

 spect, that the following vote was passed at its annual 

 meeting : — 



Voted, That the Committee on the Treadwell Farm be au- 

 thorized to construct a new barn on the premises, provided no 

 draft be made on the permanent funds of the Society for that 

 purpose. 



With this view, the Committee received subscriptions at the 

 time to the amount of $200 ; but as they saw no prospect of 

 raising, from this source alone, the necessary fviuds, they did 

 not feel authorized to proceed to build. Kecently, however, 

 Mr. Brown, the occupant of the Farm, deeming it to be for his 

 interest also to have a new barn, has offered to make and stone 

 the cellar for the same, thereby relieving the Society from a 

 portion, of the expense of building. By estimates of different 

 parties, the cost of a barn 70 feet by 40 feet, and 18 feet posts, 

 above the cellar, will not exceed $1200, or, at most, $1300. 



In the available means for this outlay, the Committee do not 

 feel at liberty to include the above-named subscriptions for 



