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4. "What Benefit do Farmers derive from the State 

 Board of Agriculture.'' 



5. "Economical Milk Production." 



6. "The Usefulness of the Boards of Agriculture." 



7. "What the National Government is doing to per- 

 petuate the Salt Sea Fisheries." 



8. "Fish as a Fertilizer." 



9. "Sheep Husbandry." 



10. "The Laws of Competition as affecting the Massa- 

 chusetts Farmer." 



11. "Fruits." The Best Varieties and Best Methods of 

 Cultivation." 



12. "Vegetables and how to raise them," 



13. "Utilization for Plant Food, the Wastes of the 

 Ocean." 



14. "The Judicious Use of Manures." 



15. "Field Institute." 



The eightieth "Farmers' Institu1e"of the Society and 

 first of the season was held at Georgetown, on Tuesday, 

 Dec. 29, 1891, and proved to be of much interest to those 

 that were present, although owing to so much sickness by 

 "La Grippe" in that vicinity, there was a small audience 

 as compared with the usual meetings. President Apple- 

 ton occupied the chair, and in a few introductory re- 

 marks alluded to "the Horse" the subject for discussion ; 

 he said this topic had suggested itself partly from the fact 

 that in looking over the farm stock of Essex County, the 

 horse is the most valuable, an animal every one be- 

 comes attached to and likes to have for pleasure or work, 

 and according to statistics there are over 20,000 horses in 

 Essex County today, after which he introduced the Hon. 

 Charles M. Winslow, of the Vermont State Board of Agri- 

 culture. 



Mr. Winslow expressed pleasure in meeting so many 

 farmers of Essex County, and spoke of the intimate con- 

 nection of the horse and mankind; we all have to have 

 them and he earnestly advocated raising them. There are 



