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flowers wliich she had transplanted to our gardens with 

 success. Nearly all our county trees are suitable for shade 

 or ornament, but intelligent thought is necessary in selec- 

 tion and location. For instauce trees with roots running 

 near the surface of the ground like the elm, white maple 

 and beech, although among the most beautiful of our shade 

 trees, should not occupy roadsides bordering upon gardens. 

 The hickory is a good shade tree if found growing in the 

 right place, but rarely stands transplanting ; but the favor- 

 ite ornamental tree is very plainly the rock maple. 



Preceding and interspersing tlie exercises through the day, 

 there was very acceptably and finely rendered violin music 

 by Miss Ladd, singing by Miss Kate Knight, and organ ac- 

 companiments by Mrs. Bates, all of Bradford. 



A vote of thanks was here passed to all the ladies who 

 had read the papers of the day, and also to those who had 

 furnished the music, follow^ed by about half an hour's dis- 

 cussion upon the various topics by the gentlemen present 

 who had listened attentively all day to the ladies. 



The 78th Institute was held at Town Hall, Wenham, Fri- 

 day, March 13, 1891, and although it was very rainy, and 

 very bad travelling, there was a good attendance. Prof. 

 George fi. Whitcher, of the New Hampshire experimental 

 station was the speaker forenoon and afternoon. The sub- 

 ject for the forenoon was " Plant Food." 



In opening the speaker expressed his appreciation of the 

 attendance on such a day, as one that showed the enthusi- 

 asm and interest in farming in this county. 



He should consider the subject from a scientific standpoint, 

 but showing the practical operation of scientific principles. 

 In the first place he considered the chemistry of the crop 

 itself, and proceeded to find out from the elementary parts 

 of the crop what elements are required to produce it. 



To illustrate this he gave the results of the analysis of a 

 stalk of corn weighing about five pounds. About eighty 

 per cent, of this stalk (which was immature) was water, a 

 very considerable proportion of the remainder was starch, a 



