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just eating into it. Thus new recruits have been coming dur- 

 ing the season, and on gathering our apples but few perfect 

 ones were among them. We have examined large numbers of 

 apples by cutting them open immediately after they drop from 

 the tree, and find the much greater proportion of them without 

 worms. They had spoiled the apple and left it. That being 

 the case, picking up the apples and using them destroys but a 

 small proportion of the worms. Where the worms go after 

 leaving the apple we know not, but shall leave the subject to 

 others who know more of their habits. 



FARMERS' INSTITUTES, 1881-2. 



The 11th Institute was held at Peabody, December 14, 1881. 



Opened in the forenoon by a paper read by 0. S. Butler of 

 Georgetown, on the question of Farmers' Institutes, their ob- 

 jects and the methods of conducting them ; followed by a dis- 

 cussion. 



Voted, That Mr. Butler be a committee to collect facts re- 

 garding Ensilage, and report at a future meeting. 



Voted, That a committee to investigate the subject of eradi- 

 cating pi^rsZane from the soil and to report at a future meeting, 

 consist of Messrs. J. J. H. Gregory, Aaron Low, W. F. Batch- 

 elder and E. G. Nason. 



Also a committee on eradicating witch grass. Messrs. Ansel 

 W. Putnam, James P. King, J. J. H. Gregory and Asa T. 

 Newhall. 



The afternoon discussion opened with an address by J. J. H. 

 Gregory, on the cultivation o? potatoes. 



Mr. Butler offered a resolution in favor of a State Experi- 

 mental Station, and it was voted to petition the Legislature to 

 establish one. 



The 12th Institute was held at Ipswich, January 11, 1882. 



In the forenoon, Ansel W. Putnam of Danvers, opened the 

 discussion on Ploughs and Ploughing. 



