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farmer runs in debt intelligently, it shows that he has faith 

 at least in his ability to get more than the legal rate of 

 interest through the use of his borrowed money, and as long 

 as he is satisfied that he does so, he need have no fears of 

 his ability to pay in the end. 



Your committee can but express the wish that there were 

 more farmers who had this faith, which they made their gov- 

 erning principle of action, in which case the Committee on 

 Farms would have their labors increased, and such men as 

 Mr. Adams might not always succeed in obtaining the first 

 premium. 



For the committee, 



Jabez Fisher, Chairman. 



A. F. Adams' Statement. 



To the Committee on Farms of the Worcester North Agricul- 

 tural Society : 



Gentlemen : — A portion of the farm which I offer for your 

 inspection, received a premium in 1855. Since that time I 

 have sold land to the amount of $1000, and purchased three 

 acres, paying $200 for it. Feeling desirous to keep up the 

 fertility of my farm, I have been engaged most of the time in 

 the manufacture and sale of milk, consequently consuming most 

 of my hay and grain upon the farm. From April 1, 1856, 

 to April 1, 1865, (the time when I make up my farm account,) 

 I have sold milk amounting to ten thousand seven hundred 

 and ten dollars ($10,710). My sales of other articles from 

 my farm, with the exception of cattle and beef, have amounted 

 to about $500 annually, and owing to the size of my family I 

 have had a very large home market. 



I have usually hired two men for eight months, and one 



