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The third was held at Lawrence, December 6th, 1879 ; B. 

 P. Ware presided. The meeting was opened with an address 

 by Hon. Chas. L. Fhnt, Secretary of State Board of Agricul- 

 ture and President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, 

 on " The Advantage of the College in the Education of Farm- 

 mers." The second paper was read by Mr. J. D. W. French 

 of North Andover, on " The Production and Sale of Milk in 

 Essex County." Discussions followed. 



The fourth Institute was held at Lynn, Jan. 22d, 1880 ; Mr. 

 Ware presided. Mr. 0. B. Hadwen, of Worcester, opened the 

 meeting with an address on " the Farmer's Position and 

 OpiDortunities." Li the afternoon, John O'Brien, of Bradford, 

 read a paper on " Fruit Culture," and both subjects were fully 

 discussed by members present. Resolutions in opposition to 

 the proposed union of the Massachusetts Agricultural College 

 with Amherst College were passed, also in favor of the estab- 

 lishment at the Agricultural College of an experimental 

 station by the state, and it was voted that they should be 

 signed by the President and Secretary of the Society, and 

 presented to the Legislature. 



Th.e fifth Institute was held at Newburyport, Feb. 26, 1880. 

 Mr. William Little, of Newbury, read a paper on the subject 

 of growing vegetables. A statement in relation to growing 

 sugar beets and the process of making sugar from beets was 

 made by Mr. Blackwell, Treasurer of the Portland Beet Sugar 

 Co. In the afternoon, a discussion was had on the topic of 

 the last meeting, (continued), fruit culture. This meeting 

 closed the series for the year. 



The sixth Institute was held at Danvers, on Dec. 20th, 1880. 

 The subject in the forenoon was, " Is farming in Essex County 

 profitable ? opened by Aaron Low of Essex. In the afternoon, 

 the subject of " Ensilage " was discussed, with statement by 

 John G. Walcott, of Peabody, in opening. 



Chas. P. Preston, Secretary. 



