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AGRICULTURE. 



Meeting of the Essex Agricultural Society, at Haverhill, Octo- 

 ber 1, 1S29 : — It was proposed by Ichabod Tucker, Esq. of Salem, 

 That the Trustees, be requested to appoint Committees, to take 

 into consideration the following subjects connected with this insti- 

 tution, and to report thereon in writing, at the next Annual Meet- 

 ing, viz :— 



1. Manure, including the materials of which it is composed, 

 and the best mode of applying it. 



2. Forest Trees — for Timber, Fuel and Ornament, tho best 

 mode of cultivating, &c. 



3. Fruit Trees — Fruit, Orchard, Nursery, preservation from the 

 Canker Worm, the Borer, and from all insects and diseases. 



4. The Garden, deserving the careful attention of every farmer, 

 and mechanic and men of all professions. 



5. The Manufacture of Silk, in connection with the cultivation 

 of the White Mulberry Tree. 



6. Irrigation and Draining Land. 



7. Improving our Native Breed of Cattle, for the Dairy, for La- 

 bor, Travelling, Food, &:c. — Horses, Mules, Cows, Oxen, 

 Sheep and Swine. 



8. Pasture Land, can any thing be done to restore barren pas- 

 ture, which cannot be ploughed. 



9. Improvement in Farming Tools. 



10. Buildings and Farm-steads. 



11. Division of the Farm into Garden, Tillage, Mowing, Pas- 

 ture, Orchard, Wood, and Roads. 



12. Fences, Live Hedge, &c. 



13. Feeding Cattle, cooking Food by Steam, &,c. Soiling, &lc. 



14. Grasses, best adapted to various soils, for Mowing and for 

 Pasture. 



15. Agricultural Chemistry. 



16. Agricultural Catechism, including Interrogatives upon all 

 branches of Rural Economy. 



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