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tion of seeds. He is trying to get in touch with as many peo- 

 l)lc interested in the qnestion as possible. Those of you who 

 wish will have an opportunity of getting in touch with what 

 experiment work is being carried on. 



Professor Cook. The question of pasturing involves a good 

 deal. I believe it is better to grow feeds for the soiling 

 system, and let our cows have the pasture as well. They will 

 clean the pastures, and take all you feed them besides. 

 Probably Mr. Ellis may be right with some grasses. The 

 grass that has a short growth would produce more by frequent 

 grazing than it would to allow it to come to its full maturity ; 

 but it is so small in either case that the lesson will remain, 

 and that is the point I wish to make. No man should under- 

 take to change at once from the pasturing system to the soil- 

 ing system, or he will find himself in trouble. After you 

 get your cow up to the full feeding and full flow of milk 

 under the soiling system, and suddenly turn her away from 

 it, you will have all sorts of trouble. Where she gradually 

 shrinks down in the pasture, the cow takes care of her body, 

 and we don't think anything of it. But begin plowing as 

 fast as you can. Don't try to do it all in one year, but plow 

 up what you can conveniently and apply chemicals and get a 

 good crop, until you have turned all the pasture you can. 

 I want to thank you for criticizing me so little. The question 

 of pastures I did not really discuss at all, but the problems 

 I tried to discuss you did not criticize me on, so I think we 

 must agree. 



Afternoon Session. 



Secretary Ellsworth. At the request of members of the 

 Board of Agriculture and others, Mr. P. M. Harwood, general 

 agent of the Massachusetts Dairy Bureau, has arranged an 

 exhibit of butter of various grades and its imitations, together 

 with some utensils for making clean milk. He will tell you 

 some of the things the Dairy Bureau is doing for the dairymen 

 of Massachusetts. 



General Agent Harwood spoke for about twenty minutes, 

 explaining the work of the Dairy Bureau. Most of the 

 essential points in his address are covered in the annual report 



