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Mr. McCrory. I am not very much of an agriculturist. 

 I am more of a drainage man, but my observation has been 

 that if you get the soil properly drained the grasses that you 

 use for pasture and for hay will not have to be reseeded any 

 oftener than they would on any other part of your farm. The 

 character of the soil undergoes a considerable change due to 

 drainage. That change is quite permanent unless the drainage 

 system is allowed to deteriorate, in which case it would prob- 

 ably change back slowly to its original condition due to the 

 lack of drainage. 



Immediately following the drainage discussion, Secretary 

 Wheeler introduced Mr. J. A. Williams as presiding officer at 

 the conference of horse, sheep and swine breeders. Mr. Wil- 

 liams introduced Mr. L. L. Richardson of Leominster, who 

 spoke on his experiences in horse breeding. 



