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"what I have to say in a sort of review of some matters which 

 have been thrown out as the discussion has progressed. I 

 believe that fodder-corn in Massachusetts or in Worcester 

 West, is a necessity, and for this reason : there is no crop 

 that we grow, that I know of, that is so sure to mature to the 

 state of being fodder as corn. You give it a good phice and 

 not much tillage, and you are sure of a crop. You can plant 

 it at a time when you are sure you are not going to get a good 

 crop of hay, and you will not be obliged to sell your cattle at 

 a low price to prevent their starving, or forced to go into the 

 market and buy grain at high prices to keep them. This year 

 I ploughed up a piece of ground on the 20th of June, and got 

 a good crop of fodder-corn, and it is in my barn now. 



With regard to feeding cattle, my experience is, that we 

 must commence in the morning, or when we commence to 

 feed, with poor fodder. It is a very good practice, I think, 

 to throw in a little poor fodder at night, as the cattle will 

 work it over durino; the nioht, and consume a considerable 

 portion of it. I do not find any difficulty in keeping my 

 cows in good flesh by feeding corn-fodder, and all that second 

 quality of fodder, and I think I know, indeed, that I can keep 

 my cows in as good flesh as any I have ever seen in the 

 State of New York. I don't know of any in Herkimer County 

 that do better. I will admit what the gentleman (Mr. Lewis) 

 says in regard to our poor fodder ; but I think if you should 

 ask some of our farmers here in Worcester West what was 

 the chief end of man, they would say it was to get a living ; 

 and I don't think we can afibrd to keep om- cattle entirely 

 upon grass. 



Now I wish to make some remarks with reference to Presi- 

 dent Clark. As I understood him, he said science opened all 

 the doors, and yet he said we did not know anything. 



President Clark. I beg your pardon. 



ISIr. Holland. I cannot be mistaken. He said we did not 

 know what manures were good, or what fertilizers were good, 

 until science had tested them. 



President Clark. No ; I said you did not know what good 

 was in them, that was all. 



Mr. Holland. Well, I cannot see the difference, and as 

 long as I don't I will go on. But in regard to that, I believe 



