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farm in proof of his claim to the honorable title of a good farmer, 

 its every acre of ploughed land and meadow, orchard and forest, 

 hill-side and plain, — its snug farm house and kitchen garden, 

 out-houses and yards, — its vehicles and farm implements, — the 

 farm horses, or oxen, in good condition for labor, — the cows clean 

 as cats, carrying home daily gallons of good milk, — the swine, 

 examples of contentment and obesity, — the very house dog, in his 

 happiness, giving to his tail a hospitable wag, — all these declare 

 in lanfi:ua";e that cannot be mistaken, and cannot deceive, the 

 home of the thriving farmer. 



Are there none such in Norfolk ? This volume of the Trans- 

 actions of your Society is your accredited ambassador to other 

 Counties, States and countries, charged, it is presumed, to give as 

 fair and favorable an account as facts will justify. The silent 

 but eloquent envoy points with pride to the thriving condition of 

 your Association, — to the immense concourse of persons who are 

 annually attracted to your shows, — to the noble array of live 

 stock exhibited, — the groaning tables heaped with luscious and 

 tempting fruits, coaxed from an unfriendly soil, or forced during 

 an intemperate season, — the many and varied evidences of female 

 taste, and skill, and perseverance ;■ — but what is said concerning 

 the farms of Norfolk ? Scarcely a syllable ! 



Now it is not the fact that there are no longer farms in Nor- 

 folk County creditable to her farmers and worthy of commen- 

 dation. There are many such, but their proprietors,' Ave fear, are 

 determined to keep them profoundly secret. 



FARM OF DR. W. T. G. MORTON, AT WEST NEEDHAM. 



The only farm presented for examination belongs to Dr. W. T. G. 

 Morton ; and it happened, unfortunately, that it was not presented 

 within the time specified by the rules of the Society ; the Com- 

 mittee, in consequence, are unable to award any premium. 



They award to Dr. Morton a gratuity of $20. 



The farm gave evidences of continued and well-directed labor ; 

 the buildings were all good and in good condition ; the neat- 

 cattle were of excellent quality and in fine order ; the swine, 

 which are well and widely known in the United States, made good 

 their claim to their high reputation ; and the poultry, in many 



