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that at the last fair held at Boston the expenses amounted 

 to $31,153.99 and receipts to $30,649.81. The executive 

 officers of the society, knowing the position that the 

 Agricultural College holds, and the earnest work being 

 done by its professors, decided that it would be valu- 

 able to the State if they arranged for a combination of an 

 exhibition and institutes by a visit to the college. The 

 report of the secretary states that on June 11, from 11.30 

 a.m. to 1 p.m., the exercises consisted of an address of wel- 

 come by President Goodell, a description of meteorological 

 instruments in Professor "Warner's department, and a 

 description of museum exhibits by Professor Fernald. From 

 2.30 to 5.30 the barns were inspected, also crops, animals, 

 dairy work, Hatch Experiment Station grounds, and in each 

 case interesting and instructive lectures were given by Pro- 

 fessor Brooks. Also, besides the various implements owned 

 by the college and others, which were exhibited by agents 

 and described, all animals and museums on the college 

 grounds were freely open to the inspection of all, thereby 

 affording a most complete " show," and carefully described 

 whenever possible. In the evening lectures were given in 

 the chapel hall on ' ' The Value of Meteorology to Agri- 

 culture," by Professor Warner; "Entomology," by Pro- 

 fessor Fernald; and "Japanese Agricultural Methods," by 

 Professor Brooks. From 8.30 to 12.30 on the 12th a visit 

 was made to the entomological department and insectory, 

 with instructive addresses by Professor Fernald ; a visit to 

 the horticultural department and inspection of experiment 

 grounds, with descriptive addresses by Professor Maynard ; 

 and a visit to the State Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 experimental plats, barns, chemical department and depart- 

 ment of vegetable physiology, with explanations and 

 addresses by Dr. Goessmann and Professor Humphrey. 

 The professors cheerfully co-operated, and were most active 

 in making the meeting a great success. The attendance 

 exceeded 300 persons. Besides the advantages derived by 

 the visitors during the two days, the published accounts of 

 the meeting have given much prominence to the good work 

 bein«r done at the college. 



