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8. " Have the alleged causes of Agricultural Depres- 

 sion a sound foundation ?" 



9. '• A Plea for the Forests " and " Woman's work in 

 the Grange." 



10. " Home life on the Island of Capri " and " Wild 

 and Native Flowers.'' 



11. " Fertilizers or Plant food." 



12. " Food rations for Farm stock." 



13. " How can Farmers increase their Profits ?" 



14. "Poultry." 



All of these discussions were reported quite fully in the 

 " Essex Count}' Mercury " and a copy mailed to each 

 member of the society in the county. 



The first Institute of the season and the 73rd of the 

 course was held at the Town Hall, Peabody, Friday, Jan. 

 2nd, 1891, President Ware presiding, the subject being 

 " Would Agriculture and the success of this society be 

 better promoted by a permanent location of its Fairs ?'' 

 Owing to the very inclement state of the weather, it be- 

 ing rainy and bad travelling, the attendance was corres- 

 pondingly small. Mr. Nathan A. Bushby, of Peabody, 

 opened the discussion by stating in a clear and forcible 

 manner his reasons why he thought it better for the socie- 

 ty, and better for the public. In the first place he did not 

 want it for the sake of a Trotting course, but did believe 

 the society needed some place where horses and colts 

 could be shown to the committees and the public, either 

 in harness or by halter, for the general good of everybody. 

 He favored a permanent location because of the great 

 trouble in moving from place to place, a work lasting 

 three or four weeks to get the pens and other parapherna- 

 lia moved and set up again, ready for a Fair, and he 

 thought the time had arrived to do it because the old pens 

 were about worn out and the societj' would have to have 

 new ones soon. Again with permanent grounds and 

 buildings the various parts of the show could all be 

 brought together, whereas they are now often widely sep- 



