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manure to give it a start. Or "Winter Eye may be sown late 

 in the fall, and spring grain might be sown and attain a heavy 

 growth in season to be ploughed in for any crop that may be 

 planted about the 1st of June. 



This method of cultivation is more especially adapted to 

 land in good condition, as very poor land might not produce 

 sufficient growth (without a dressing of manure) in so short a 

 time as to make it an object. 



These hints, gathered from the observation of your Com- 

 mittee, are offered, hoping they may be suggestive to the 

 farmers who, improving upon these methods of application, 

 according to the wants and conditions of each individual case, 

 will in future compete for the premium offered for Turning in 

 Crops as a Manure. 



BENJAMIN P. WARE, for the Committee. 



TREADWELL FARM. 



The Committee on the Treadwell Farm are slow to believe 

 that this farm cannot be leased for a terra of years to the im- 

 provement of its condition, but by a vote of the Society the 

 Committee could dispose of it but for one year. 



At a meeting of the Committee, held on the farm, March 

 3 1st, there was some discussion as to whether it would be 

 more expedient to lease the farm or to lease the pasture land, 

 and sell the grass ; but as no definite conclusion was made 

 as to which would be the better, it was voted that Mr. New- 

 hall make such disposal of it as in his judgment would be for 

 the greatest interest of the Society. 



By the advice of some of the Committee, it was thought 

 best to lease the farm to Mr. Gould, who had made a proposi- 



