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connection with ventilation and see to it that it is al)sorbed, 

 and then it is taken into the manure and held tightly, and I 

 utilize it. I think you will find a wonderful increase in the 

 fertilizing power of your manure if you will use land plaster 

 freely, not too freely, behind your horses. It has a drying 

 effect on the feet. You have to he careful about that, but in 

 the stable and in tiie manure, and even in your barnyard, 

 sprinkling it there constantly to hold the ammoniacal exhala- 

 tion will aid you very materially in sweetening the air of the 

 stable, and it costs but very little. 



Question. How much does the })laster cost? 



Ex-Governor Hoard. A barrel of land plaster costs me 

 $1.60, and I use a barrel to nine animals in one hundred and 

 eighty days. 



Secretary Sessions. I wish to announce that the Bab- 

 cock tester will be exhibited after the afternoon lecture in 

 this hall. The room where the dairy exhibit is prepared is 

 too small for an exhibition of that sort, and after the after- 

 noon lecture the Babcock test will be exhibited here. 



Ex-Governor Hoaed. I am requested to tell the story 

 that I told once at Worcester, which would more particularly 

 apply to the process of dairy education. 



The story was related and will be found as told at Worces- 

 ter, in "Agriculture of Massachusetts," 1890, page 124. 



The Chairman. We will adjourn this meeting until 2 

 o'clock. 



Afternoon Session. 



The meeting was called to order by the chairman, who 

 said: The sul)ject this afternoon is educational, "Judging 

 Animals by Scale of Points." We will put ourselves now 

 in the position of scholars and resolve ourselves into a kin- 

 dergarten school, and our teacher is Dr. G. M. Twitchell of 

 Augusta, Me. 



Dr. Twitchell. Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen : 

 About a year ago I had the pleasure of standing in this hall 

 and speaking to the farmers of this vicinity upon " The 

 Horse of To-morrow : Where shall we find him?" I re- 

 member very distinctly the afternoon, and how much I en- 

 joj^ed the cordial greeting extended me liy the gentlemen 

 present, and the very favorable impt'ession I carried away. 



