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sciences — it will certainly equal the learned professions as a field 

 for intellectual enjoyment. When that day comes, those will be 

 doctors and lawyers who cannot buy farms. But while farmers 

 deride science and learning, let them not complain if their 

 business takes a low rank. As they cannot cause the clouds to 

 drop down the dew, nor the snows to melt from the hills, so they 

 can never raise farming to the level of other professions until it 

 requires the same study and the same thought which they 

 demand. It is the brain and not the hand that gives rank to 

 man — or rather the brain and hand combined. It is the brain 

 guiding the hand that gives rank to any labor which man 

 performs. 



The lecture was listened to with great interest, and a unani- 

 mous vote of thanks was tendered to Professor Chadbourne. 

 Adjourned till nine o'clock to-morrow morning. 



WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13. 



The meeting was called to order at the hour assigned, by 

 Hon. E. W. Bull, the President. 



Hon. Levi Stockbridge, of Hadley, was chosen chairman. 



REMARKS OF MR. STOCKBRIDGE. 



On taking the chair, Mr. Stockbridge said : 



Gentlemen of the Board, — I hardly feel like assuming the 

 position of chairman with any idea of leading off with the 

 discussion of this morning. 



I am told that the business which will come up for discussion 

 is " Diseases of Animals." That, then, is the subject now before 

 you. It is expected that gentlemen present will participate in 

 this discussion freely and fully. No individual has been assigned 

 to lead in this matter. The meeting is open for the discussion 

 of this subject, and I hope we shall have such a discussion as 

 may be of advantage, by leading to such results as are important 

 to us all. 



Mr. Flint, Secretary of the Board, stated that the committee 

 on meetings being absent, he would inform the Board that the 

 committee had invited Dr. Joseph H. Stickney, Veterinary Sur- 

 geon, of Boston, to be present, and give his views on the subject 

 for the morning's discussion, and he hoped that although Dr. S. 



