248 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



which in their estimation is worth from two hundred and 

 fifty to four hundred or five hundred dollars. Every one in 

 the audience can appreciate the fact that the cost of main- 

 tenance is no more for a good animal than it is for an aver- 

 age one, or, indeed, a poor one ; so that the greater the 

 aggregate product of the individual cow, the greater will be 

 the profit on her, and the greater will be the profit derived 

 from her products in the manipulation, whether in the 

 private dairy or in the creamery. 



I am exceedingly obliged to you for the attention with 

 which you have listened to me, and I regret that I have not 

 been able to present what I have had to say in a more con- 

 nected form. I have trusted to the inspiration of the 

 moment, and to such material as the speakers who have 

 preceded mo might offer ; and I hope you will follow my 

 example, and present some questions to the speakers who 

 preceded me, so that we may have an interesting discussion 

 on the paper we have had this morning. [Applause.] 



The chairman then stated that the time had arrived for 

 the next paper to be presented ; but, before it was read, the 

 secretary proposed the following, which was unanimously 

 adopted : — 



I move a vote of thanks to the town of Easthampton for the use of 

 this beautiful hall ; also to the Easthampton Farmers' Club and the citi- 

 zens of the town, for the pains they have taken to make this meeting a 

 pleasant one, and our stay agreeable ; particularly for tlieir very credit- 

 able exhibit of tools, manufactured articles and agricultural products, 

 gathered in the hall below for our inspection. 



Mr. HiCKOX. As I shall not be able to be present vdth 

 you this afternoon, T have a resolution which I would like to 

 offer, as follows : — 



Resolved, By the State Board of Agriculture and farmers of Massa- 

 chusetts, in convention assembled, that we earnestly and unitedly pe- 

 tition the Legislature to enact a law that shall j^rotect both the producers 

 and consumers of honest butter, and that a State Dairy Commissioner 

 be appointed, with power and means for enforcing the laws relative to 

 the same. 



The resolution was greeted with applause and was 

 adopted unanimously. 



The Ctiatrman. Our secretary, in making up his pro- 



