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feeding it to the cow, by a story told by a friend of mine in 

 advocating the silo. He said it was just like the country boy 

 who went into a restaurant and saw some cheese on the table. 

 He took some bread, spread it with butter, and laid some 

 cheese on it, saying, — 



Come together again, you two, — 

 What poor fool ever sepai-ated you? 



In the evening a banquet was held at the Hotel Richardson, 

 Lowell, under the auspices of the Lowell Board of Trade. 

 The guests of the evening wex^ Hon. Harold Parker, chairman 

 of the Massachusetts Highway Commission, who spoke on the 

 State highways ; and Dr. David Snedden, Commissioner of 

 Education, who spoke on vocational education, and what the 

 State Board of Education has in mind to do in that line in 

 Massachusetts. Other sj^cakers were Charles E. Ward and 

 Secretary Ellsworth, for the State Board of Agriculture ; and 

 Hon. Alonzo G. Walsh, for the business men of Lowell. 

 Henry A. Smith, Esq., president of the Board of Trade, pre- 

 sided. 



Third Day. 



Secretary Ellsworth. It gives me pleasure to introduce 

 to you the member from the Middlesex I^orth Agricul- 

 tural Society, to whom we are so much indebted for the enter- 

 tainment which we have received, Mr. George W. Trull, who 

 will preside at the morning session. 



The Chairman. I am sure that you will all agree with me 

 when I say that I have enjoyed the lectures very much, each 

 and every one of them, and I am glad to say that that of the 

 next speaker will be no exception. I have the pleasure of in- 

 troducing Rev. W. H. Daven])ort of Colrain, Mass., Avho will 

 talk to you on " Poultry keeping on snudl farms." 



