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the Shorthorn, there are yet in the country Shorthorn cattle 

 where we can select a bull of the desirable type. My obser- 

 vation and experience has been that, unless a man enjoys his 

 work, he Avill never make a mark in it. Young men who 

 desire to build up a dairy herd can adhere to this principle, 

 and still follow out the line of their choice. 



Mr. H. A. Turner (of Norwell). We have had a dis- 

 cussion of the matter of milk and one of the matter of cows. 

 We don't settle anything, but in these discussions things are 

 brought out that will tend in the future to improve and 

 better our dairy herds. The amount of it is, farmers, we 

 hear these discussions, and we know what we ought to do. 

 Shall we go home and do it? Shall we go home and im- 

 prove our cows at all? These are the questions. 



Adjourned. 



Evening Session. 



Mr. Henry S. Perham of Chelmsford presided at the even- 

 ing session, held in the Opera House, at 7.45 o'clock. The 

 lecture was delivered by Hon. John D. Long of Hingham, 

 his subject being "Methods and procedure in the National 

 House of Congress." By request, the lecture is omitted 

 from this volume. 



SECOND DAY. 



The meeting was ca'lled to order at 10.30 o'clock by Sec- 

 retary EllsAvorth, who introduced Mr. Isaac Damon of Way- 

 land as the presiding oiEcer. 



The Chair. It- is always profitable to listen to a man 

 who has done something in the world, who has started 

 thoughts along new lines, who is an expert ; and it gives me 

 great pleasure to introduce to you such a man, Professor 

 Bailey of Cornell University, Avho will address you on the 

 subject of "The advisability of agricultural education in 

 elementary schools." 



