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presence to their interest in our work. In this enumeration 

 we would by no means forget the songs which we have 

 heard, — the sweet and cheering influence of the power of 

 song, God's greatest gift to his children, has been given us 

 in a manner which we shall never forget. For all these 

 reasons I move the adoption of this resolution, and that it 

 be placed upon the records : — 



Resolved, That the Board of Agriculture, mindful of the mauy 

 courtesies it has received from the citizens of Dalton, hereby con- 

 veys to them its earnest and hearty thanks. 



The resolution was unanimously adopted. 



The Chairman. I would ask Mr. Barton to be kind enough 

 to let this be known in his own way. 



Mr. H. A. Barton (of Dalton). I want to say a word in 

 regard to the resolution. It has been very gratifying to me, 

 as well as to every citizen of Dalton, to have you come here, 

 and we appreciate very much the honor you have conferred 

 upon us in accepting our invitation. "We have desired to 

 make it a very pleasant stay; and if when we go back to 

 our work we may carry not only pleasant recollections but 

 may be more faithful in our work in every department, and 

 till the place that we have already gotten and " a little more," 

 then the citizens of Dalton will be grateful again. 



Mr. J. H. Hale (of South Glastonbury, Conn.). I have 

 been particularly interested in the paper this morning, and 

 also in the remarks by the president of the Agricultural Col- 

 lege. As I listened to the essayist, my mind has gone back 

 to my early boyhood on the farm, when no such opportunities 

 as are now given to the farmers' boys were available; and 

 it seems to me that the farmers of Massachusetts and New 

 England where these colleges and experiment stations are 

 located ought to feel that we are particularly blessed in the 

 opportunities that come to us. When the president, of the 

 college was so eloquently telling of the work of his boys 

 that had gone out, and what they are doing, — as he men- 

 tioned their being college presidents, experiment station 

 directors, farm superintendents,, etc., I thought of my own 

 experience in this line, and perhaps a hint thrown out by 



