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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



the average ; esuly potatoes an average, but late planted ones 

 injured by the drouth ; all kinds of fruit never better, although 

 grapes suffered from 'the cold winter and spring; the Colorado 

 beetle has been seen at Parsonsfield on the Earl3'- Rose potatoes. 



The public session was occupied with the reading of a paper on 

 the Capacity of Milch Cows, by Horace Bodwell of York county, 

 published in full. 



The afternoon was given up to an exercise by the students of 

 the State College, and the church was completely filled, the stu- 

 dents occupying the right and left wing seats. On the right wall 

 had been placed large charts giving a history of the college, a 

 statement of its equipments and property, the number of students, 

 accounts of farm experiments, and the general results obtained 

 since its opening. These were easily read from any part of the 

 room, and were so arranged as to answer many questions which 

 an inquiring mind would naturally ask. On the left wall was 

 displayed a collection of drawings made by the students in the 

 ordinary course of term work; of which the following is a list : 

 Elevation of Brick Hall State College, Topography of North Part 

 of College Farm, Trapezodical Truss for Railway and Plan of the 

 Orono and Stillwater Railway, by E. S. Sturgis ; Side elevation 

 and ground plan of Laboratory State College, Groined arch. Skew- 

 arch, Plate band and Cloistered arch, by A. D. Blackington ; plan 

 and elevation of Iron Planer, Plate band. Iron Planer in detail, 

 and Muley drawn from a model, by S. Shaw ; Elevations, plans 

 and sections of Tail Stock, and Elevations of Foot-lathe, by J. 

 W. Meserve ; Plan and side and end elevation of Iron Planer, and 

 detail of Iron Planer, by A. J. Elkins ; Bridge over Penobscot 

 river for E. & N. A. R. R., Groined arch and Cloistered arch, by 

 J. C, Lunt, and details of Iron Planer by J. W. Weeks. These 

 drawings were closely examined by a large number of interested 

 persons, who expressed the highest satisfaction at the degree of 

 proficiency attained by the students in architectural and mechani- 

 cal drawing. On calling to order. President Shaw invited Rev. 

 Dr. Allen, President of the State College, to the chair, who made 

 a brief statement of the aims and purposes of the college and the 

 training specially given to its students. lie then announced an 

 exercise in the Elements of Agriculture, which was conducted by 

 Mr. Farrington, Farm Superintendent. The exercise embraced 

 the character and composition of soils, and the action of manures, 

 and was highly satisfactory. At its close several questions were 



