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the want of that knowledge is forcibly illustrated by these two 

 cases. In the one case the man started on a large scale, and 

 Tinder vel-y favorable circumstances, but for want of proper 

 knowledge of sheep-husbandry failed in his efforts. In the 

 other case a man who had perfect knowledge of the business 

 was extraordinarily successful ; but no more so than others 

 may be under similar circumstances. 



In reference to this matter of preserving meats, I think we 

 have demonstrated that we can take cattle in any section of the 

 country, when in perfect health, kill them, preserve the meat in 

 a very short time, and send it to market, without its being heated 

 or diseased by transportation in crowded cars, as is the case 

 when live animals are sent to market. Until one becomes 

 acquainted with the process, it is so new and remarkable that 

 it is hard for people to realize that the thing can be done. 



In reply to a question, Prof. Gamgee stated that flies would 

 blow the meat in summer, and to prevent this he covered it with 

 a thin cloth. 



THE ART OF AGRICULTURE. 



The Chairman announced that the next subject for discussion 

 was the Art of Agriculture, and called upon Hon. Levi Stock- 

 BEiDGE, Superintendent of the Agricultural College Farm, to 

 open the debate. 



ADDRESS BY HON. LEVI STOCKBRIDGE. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Board of Agriculture, — 

 After the great number of essays which have been read to you, 

 it seems to me that if I could, by a few suggestive remarks upon 

 that subject, wake up and draw the members of the Board and 

 others into one of our old-fashioned agricultural, home-made 

 discussions, I should do much more than I could accomplish by 

 reading an essay. I therefore propose, in an off-hand way, as 

 they shall occur to me, to make a few remarks upon the art of 

 agriculture, and hope I shall provoke somebody to follow me in 

 the discussion. 



Now, gentlemen, you will all admit, I believe, that we live in 

 times of a remarkable agricultural awakening ; that we have 

 here, this week, seen some very remarkable convictions and con- 

 versions in the matter of agriculture and the Agricultural Col- 



