32 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [P. D. 4. 



One of our young men down in New Jersey the other day at 

 a poultry exhibition picked out the two highest Plymouth 

 Rocks in an egg-laying contest, just by looking at them. Now, 

 we are not guessing at this thing at all. Any man with his 

 eyes open and who knows what he is looking at will be able to 

 do that same thing, and do it with the most surprising ac- 

 curacy. 



Afternoon Session. 



At the afternoon session Mr. C. E. Hodgkins of Northampton 

 presided and introduced Dr. Charles E. Thorne, Director of the 

 Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, who spoke on "The 

 Maintenance of Soil Fertility." 



