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the cranberry vines will grow very rapidly and soon kill 

 out the grass. It is not necessary that the bog should 

 have a peat foundation. Do not spread your sand until 

 you are ready to set your vines, the best time being the 

 last of April or first of May. He does not buy vines nor 

 does he advise any one to do so, but gets the best wild 

 ones he can find. If you must buy your vines do not go 

 south for them, but rather go north as the northern ones 

 ripen earlier than the southern berries do. In buying 

 vines you must look out for insects which will ruin your 

 whole crop. The speaker then answered many questions, 

 relative to the topic, by several of the audience, after 

 which a general discussion followed. 



The 93rd Institute of this society was held in the Town 

 Hall, Ipswich, Friday, March 31st. The speaker in the 

 morning was O. S. Butler of Georgetown, on Poultry, and 

 in the afternoon Francis H. Appleton, Esq., of Peabody. 

 on Milch Cows. 



President Appleton -presided, and after a few remarks, 

 introduced Mr. Butler who said to begin with, that he 

 wanted every thing informed and therefore hoped if any 

 one had an^^ questions to ask, they would interrupt him 

 at any time and ask or discuss anything tliat might occur 

 to them. 



The speaker said his experience in poultr}- raising was 

 not so extensive as some others, as he had never had more 

 than 250 chickens at one time. He desired, however, to 

 handle the subject in a familiar ^vay. 



First a person, in order to succeed in any business 

 or profession should have a taste for it. The speaker be- 

 lieved in intelligent action, no forcing of anything 

 whether in the school room or the raising of poultiy. 



There is something more than the mere keeping of fowl 

 if we would obtain the best results. W a should seek for 

 the profit of tlie thing. One great (juestion has arisen 



