IVZ STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Ball said it depended nuich on tiie men. If a man wants to go into the 

 business for the sake of improvement I Avould advise him to go in. But if a 

 man goes in for competition I think he Avill uot find it profitable. I think high 

 ,i;rade cattle much better for milk than ])ure bred, but on the other hand I 

 believe the pure bred to be better for beef. 



Mr. Z\Iarsli wanted to know wliether the first or second cross with a pure 

 blood is not more profitable for a farmer than a pure blood. 



Mr. Hobbs answered this by stating a case where he had purchased a fiock 

 of 50 sheej) for $?1,000, and had made a good profit, lie believed in pure b.'cd 

 animals, lie would not advise all to raise stock, but to those who do, he would 

 advise them to get the very best animals. 



Mr. Dryer said he indorsed all that was said by Mr. Ball or Mr. Shearer. 

 There are two clases of men who should not invest in fine stock, those who 

 abuse their cattle and those who do uot know how to handle them. There is 

 much truth in the statement that cattle treat each other as they are treated. 

 A man who does not love animals will lose money in keeping them. I am 

 sure that $100 paid for Short-horu cattle is a good investment, beyond that I 

 cannot say. 



Mr. Lyon said one thing was certain, that a little extra expense in keeping a 

 flock of sheep often determined the whole profit on a flock. I have made more 

 money by investing in good sheep than in poor. It will pay to pay a good 

 price for a good animal. 



Mr. Dryer told that Mr. Shearer paid 820 for a calf in May. This calf was 

 from a small native cow and a good sire. Shearer kept him five months and 

 sold him for over 850, by weight. 



Mr. Shaw thought any man should know more than to pay $2.50 for a sheep 

 that would only shear 1^ pounds. 



Frank Gully. — AVould a thoroughbred be worth any more than a high grade 

 that in every way looked as well for feeding purposes? 



Mr. Wood. — I believe not. 



J. N. Smith said there was much difference in the quality of grades. A well 

 bred sire often transmits nearly all his qualities to his offspring. I believe it 

 would add 25 per cent to the live stock of Michigan within five years if thor- 

 oughbred sires are used exclusively. 



George Mallory, of Delhi. — Is it as much profit to sell for beef when 15 or 

 18 months old as when older? 



Mr. Wood. — The younger the better. 



AFTERXOOX SESSIOX. 



Prof. A. J. Cook gave a talk on the Hessian Fly which was followed by a 

 discussion on the same subject. 

 Miss Eva D. Coryell, of Williamston, read the following essay on — 



A PRACTICAL EDUCATIO]^ FOR ■\VOMEN. 



Time has been when a person was considered well prepared to meet all the 

 ordinary exigencies of life if he could read the newspapers, write, and do sums, 

 a term which included all kinds of problems in arithmetic. Now, it is univer- 

 sally acknowledged that one's power for usefulness and capacity for enjoyment 



