FARM EXPERIENCE. 235 



Afternoon Session. 



The closing session of the Board opened soon after two 

 o'clock, Mr. Geo. Sanger, of Canterbury, in the chair. 

 Mr. Day, of Brooklyn offered the following : 



State Board of Agriculture. 

 Danielsonville, Jan. 12th, 1872. 



Voted, That the members of the Connecticut Board of Ag- 

 riculture tender tbeir warmest thanks to Prof. S, I. Smith, 

 for his very instructive and valuable entomological address, 

 and hope that the farmers of this State will heed his sugges- 

 tions, and render him every assistance in their power in his 

 investigations of a subject so intimately connected with their 

 interest and prosperity. 



Carried unanimously. 



FARM EXPERIENCE FOR 1871. 



Mr. Gold. Every farmer has doubtless observed, during 

 the year, some facts that would be valuable to others if they 

 were made known. He has seen some things which he was 

 unable to explain, and it is desirable, as we are met together 

 here in conference, that we should bring out from our stores 

 of experience, such points as may be useful to our brother 

 farmers. It was with that object in view that this topic was 

 placed upon the programme. Doubtless some one will be 

 able to answer, more or less directly, such questions as may 

 be asked upon the subjects connected with our farming ope- 

 rations. Nothing connected with our farm management, 

 either in its successes or failures, can be ruled out of order, 

 in the discussion which it is expected will take place under 

 this head. 



Mr. White, of Putnam. I wish to make a little statement 

 of some experiments which I tried la§t year, in counectioa 



