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The first Institute was held at West Newbury, Friday, 

 Jan. 12. Subject for the forenoon, "The One Hundred 

 Dollar Cow," by Prof. F. S. Cooley. Afternoon, » The 

 Growing of Alfalfa in Massachusetts," by Henry Fielding 

 of Beverly. 



The second Institute was held at Beverly, Jan. 26. 

 Subject for the forenoon, " Fruit, Flowers and Vegeta- 

 bles," by A. A. Hixon of Worcester. Afternoon, " The 

 Growing of Alfalfa in Massachusetts," by Henry Fielding 

 of Beverly. 



The third Institute was held at Parker Hall, Newbury, 

 Feb. 9. Subject for the forenoon, " Dairying and Clean 

 Milk." Afternoon, same subject, by P. M. Harwood. 



The fourth Institute was held at Grange Hall, Methuen, 

 Thursday, March 9. Subject for the forenoon, " Market 

 Gardening," by J. Lewis Ellsworth, Secretary State Board 

 of Agriculture. Afternoon, " Extensive, Intensive Farm- 

 ing in New England," by Prof. J. W. Sanborn of Pitts- 

 field, N. H. 



REPORT OF STATE INSPECTOR. 

 [copy.] 

 Barre, Mass., Nov. 19, 1906. 

 J. Lewis Ellsworth, Sec. State Board of Agriculture. 

 Dear Sir : — Your inspector, as per assignment, visited 

 the annual fair of the Essex Agricultural Society, held at 

 Peabody, September 18, 19 and 20, and submits the fol- 

 lowing report. I reported to the genial secretary of the 

 Society, Mr. John M. Danforth, on the morning of the 

 18th. Through his courtesy I met the officers of the So- 

 ciety formally. They were all alert in their attentions to 

 their patrons and the many duties belonging to their dif- 

 ferent stations. 



