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this start, you can make almost any sized animals yon 

 wish. 



After Mr. Fisher's paper, a lively discussion sprang up 

 on the value of different kinds of feed for stock, more espe- 

 cially of roots. The diversity of opinions on this very 

 important subject, gave additional force to the suggestion of 

 Mr. Pitkin, of Marshfield, that an agricultural experiment 

 station was necessary to settle, beyond dispute, these ques- 

 tions. 



