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Mr. Ware. I have fed corn-fodder a great many years 

 green from the field. I have never fed corn-fodder so ma- 

 ture as this tliat I have put in the silo, and 1 have never 

 kept my cows entirely on corn-fodder ; but as a matter of 

 opinion, without any exact knowledge, I think that the corn 

 that I put in as ensilage is of more value as feeding-material 

 than what I have been in the habit of feeding in its earlier 

 stages. JNIy cows are doing remarkably well on ensilage 

 alone. They always did well before on green corn-fodder, 

 with the addition of some other food. I never fed it entirely 

 alone. Simply as a matter of judgment, I think they never 

 did better than they are doing now on the ensilage. 



Recess until half-past seven p.m. 



EvEKnTG Session. 



The meeting was called to order at half-past seven o'clock 

 by Dr. Wakefield, who introduced as the lecturer Hon. 

 Paul A. Chadbouene, ex-president of Williams College. 



THE FAEMER'S HOME OF THE PAST AND FUTURE. 



BY HON. PAUL A- CHADBOUENE. 



It is useless to try to escape work in this world, unless we 

 are willing to neglect duty, and shut ourselves out from 

 those men who are blessing the world by increasing its 

 products, its knowledge, and its goodness. Four years ago 

 I insisted upon resigning my place on the Massachusetts 

 Board of Agriculture, because I could not find time to do 

 my duty. It was true, I had worked 3^ears for nothing, and 

 on that account might, perhaps, have claimed freedom from 

 work, while reaping the honor of the place ; but holding 

 that a man is to do what he undertakes to do as well as lie 

 can, whether paid for the work or not, I resigned, and gave 

 my place to abler hands with more leisure for the duties of 

 the Board. But here I am to-night in my old place, by invi- 

 tation of the honorable secretary ; and I accepted his invita- 

 tion because I have one thing more, at least, that I wished to 

 say to the farmers of our State on one subject which I wished 

 to present to them for their future consideration. 



