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spots. Within the last quarter of a century, through the 

 labors of Hazen, Greely, Harrington and Moore, the weather 

 service has become the equal of any on the continent of 

 Europe, while there is none which gathers its data from an 

 area of such extent and variety of features. 



There is great encouragement for the farmers. We should 

 co-operate with our Agricultural College. 



I extend to you a welcome in behalf of the Hampshire 

 Agricultural Society. In making up the programme for 

 this morning the committee wished to have a very interest- 

 ing subject and to get a very interesting speaker, and they 

 have done so in securing one who has long been connected 

 with the work in many lines and directions, and especially 

 in the line of the subject this morning, which is " What the 

 experiment stations have learned about raising and curing 

 tobacco." We have with us Dr. E. H. Jenkins, vice- 

 director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 who will speak to us on this subject. 



Dr. Jenkins. Ladies and Gentlemen : I wish to express 

 a word of acknowledgment of the kind words of the pre- 

 siding officer. I am reminded of something that was said at 

 the last meeting of our Board of Agriculture. Professor 

 Bailey was speaking on agriculture. After he had finished, 

 a gentleman arose and said that was all very well, but he 

 wanted to hear him talk about horticulture ; he said : "Here 

 is a man from New York who knows more about horticulture 

 than any man in this State. I doubt if there is a man in the 

 world who knows as much about horticulture as Professor 

 Bailey." When Professor Bailey responded he said lie now 

 knew how the "flapjack" felt when it was covered with 

 molasses. 



