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received than those of almost any other man who writes for 

 the benefit of the farmer. It is with the greatest pleasure 

 that I present to you one who needs no introduction, one 

 of your own neighbors, Dr. J. R. Nichols of Haverhill. 

 (Applause.) 



Dr. Nichols lectured on " Sunshine on the Farm." 



THIRD DAY. 



The Board met at nine and a half o'clock, Mr. O. B. Had- 

 WEN of Worcester in the Chair. 



The Chairman. Gentlemen of the Board of Ao-riculture. 

 — This is the third and last day of the sessions of the coun- 

 try meeting of the Board. We can congratulate ourselves 

 that we have had a very interesting meeting ; that good sub- 

 jects have been discussed, profitable to the farming interests 

 of the State. We are now coming upon another suliject 

 which is one of great interest to certain sections, and one 

 that I think w^ill interest us all as farmers ; that is, the cul- 

 ture of the cranberry, and the destruction of the insects that 

 are likely to injure it. I am happy to introduce to you this 

 morning Mr. Stearns, of Amherst, a graduate of the 

 Amherst Agricultural College, and one who takes a great 

 interest in the collei2:e, haviu"; made large contributions to 

 its cabinet of birds, shells, insects, etc. 



CRANBERRY CULTURE AND ITS INSECT PESTS. 



BY WIXFRID A. STEARNS. 



The greatest enemies of the cranberry grower in the East- 

 ern United States are two small caterpiHars, known, wher- 

 ever they occur, as the "vine worm" and the "berry 

 worm." The ravages of these small insects in this State 

 alone, during the past year, probably amounted to from 

 $10,000 to $20,000 at the very least. These two worms work 

 separately and at somewhat different times in the year, yet so 

 effectively, that, at the end of the season, but little remains 

 of the expected large crop. The so-called "fire blight" 



