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fessor of agriculture, whose department should embrace 

 every department of this great art, with the kindred sciencesii 

 of botany, zoology and chemistry, as far as they bear upon 

 it." 



In tracing the development and growth of agricultural 

 education in this Commonwealth, the author has sought to 

 make the best use of the material that has come into his 

 hands. He realizes, perhaps fiir more than Avhen he l)egan 

 the paper, that the subject is a very large one, and that it 

 opens up many interesting and instructive lines of inquiry. 

 While he hopes that all available material bearing on the 

 su])ject has come within his ol)servation, still, it can hardly 

 be presumed that such is the case. Enough has l)een pre- 

 sented, however, to show that Massachusetts has not been 

 negligent in the matter, and that prior to 18G3 much prog- 

 ress had been made. The discussion of the sul)ject in full 

 to date would make a rarely interesting and valuable volume 

 to all wlio are interested in and working for the betterment 

 of the agricultural interests of our Commonwealth. 



