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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



J. E. Mahan, Charlton, Mass. 



This system of judging milch cows is excellent, and the 

 Worcester South Agricultural Society is entitled to credit 

 for its pioneer educational work in this line, the more so 

 because anything of this kind does not appeal to the crowd, 

 and has nothing spectacular about it to draw admission fees 

 and increase the society's income. It is purely educational, 

 but of great value in that way. The ideal work in this line, 

 however, is in testing cows at the barns where they are 

 ordinarily kept, as sometimes the driving to the fair grounds 

 and the unusual noises and conditions at the show have such 

 an effect upon the nervous temperament of the animal that 

 she does not do her best. 



The inspection of creameries, to which allusion has been 

 previously made and from which some statistics have been 

 quoted, was of value to the creameries from the educational 

 stand-point, and elicited some technical information, which 

 will be the subject of a special bulletin. 



The representative of the Bureau has been called upon 16 

 times to address farmers' meetings or to speak on dairy 

 topics. Three meetings of this kind have been held where 

 members of the Bureau or of the Cattle Commission have 

 been speakers, making in all 19 meetings to the credit of 



