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«fec., &c., have no appreciable effect towards the cure or preven- 

 tion of the Yellows in the Peach." The opinion of Mr. Thomas 

 is, that " we must look to some other remedy than applyinr; com- 

 pounds to the tree. So far, the only efficient cure is the removal 

 of the affected trees by the roots." 



Shall we therefore abandon the problem as insoluble? Home- 

 grown peaches in plenty would be as agreeable to the palate as 

 helpful to the pocket. Memory yet recalls the exquisite flavor 

 of the Cooledge, when first introduced; of the Red, and White, 

 Kareripes, with the Royal George; either or all plucked at com- 

 plete maturity, with flesh warmed by the rays of an autumnal 

 sun. Is the task of re-invigoration too arduous, so that we would 

 fain leave it for others to achieve ? The Commonwealth main- 

 tains Normal Schools to show how to teach ! Might it not be 

 fully as useful were there Schools that would instruct in what 

 manner, in what measure, and under what assured conditions, the 

 noblest of all fruits of a temperate zone, can be produced in pris- 

 tine health and vigor ! Does our Society attain its loftiest aim 

 when it sets its members in a row, and bowls them over, indis- 

 criminately, with fifty-cent gratuities ? 



Lacking somewhere nigh a quarter of the century, the Worces- 

 ter Agricultural Society was founded, in this County, by men 

 foremost in their respective avocations. Throughout a full o-en- 

 eration it went on its way, strengthening in purpose and gaining 

 ever more popular favor and support. It stimulated betterment, 

 provoked rivalry, and achieved eminence far beyond the especial 

 confines of its peculiar province. Had it done nothing else save 

 impress the vigor and excellence of the Short-Horn and Ayrshire 

 breeds of cattle upon our native herds, no one could with truth 

 dispute that the benefits resulting from the existence of the 

 Society more than repaid the cost and trouble of its origin and 

 maintenance. The Jersey had not yet left the Channel Islands, 

 to be-fuddle the average Yankee with its superfluous cream and 

 deficient milk ! But cream cannot be made to serve for a bev- 

 erage, so perhaps our fathers were well enough off' with the old- 

 fashioned udder that stripped at the pail-full. Yet the aim and 

 efforts of the Society were not restricted to the improvement of 



