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the ground ; and the next is to put on a sufficient amount of 

 manure to kill the meadow grass and to afford a sufficient 

 amount of nutriment for the seed to root and grow. 



In the opinion of the Committee, Mr. Currier has made a 

 very valuable improvement, — valuable to him and valuable 

 to the public. 



There is in the county of Essex a large area of Wet 

 Meadow and Swamp Lands which, if reclaimed, would add 

 much to the produce of our county, and would, in the opinion 

 of the Committee, also add much to the health of the in- 

 habitants in the locations where such lands are situated. 



They award the first premium of fifteen dollars to Mr. 

 Currier. 



Joseph F. Ingalls, Robert A. Smith, Charles Nelson, Com- 

 mittee. 



STATEMENT OF GEO. A. CUKRIER. 

 The reclaimed land which I enter for premium consists of 

 one and three-quarter acres. It produced nothing of value 

 when I commenced. But a small portion was ever ploughed. 

 Drains were laid thirty feet apart, and gravel carted on, the 

 soil being a heavy muck, with clay sub-soil. The draining 

 and covering with gravel cost 150 days' work. In 1861, 

 eighteen cart loads of manure, mixed with same quantity of 

 loam, valued at $45.00, were spread on. The whole amount 

 of manure used in the four years, is valued at $51.00 — and 

 the produce as follows : 

 1861. — First crop, 4 tons. 



Second " 2^ tons. Total, 6- tons. 



1862.— First " 4| tons. 



Second " 2^ tons. Total, 7 tons. • 



1863.— First " 10,893 lbs. 



Second «' 7,000 lbs. 8 tons 1,893 lbs. 



1864.— First " 5 tons. 



Second " 3,500 lbs. 6 tons 1,500 lbs. 



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