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of Cooley process cream. I have tested two samples of 

 skimmed milk. One tested two-tenths of one per cent and 

 the other five-tenths of one per cent, one sample having more 

 than twice as much fat as the other. One sample of butter- 

 milk was tested which had an extra amount of fat, two per 

 cent, in it. That is absolutely a waste of nearly two pounds 

 of butter in every hundred pounds of buttermilk. There were 

 two samples of milk tested, one from Mr. Evans' herd, the 

 other from a herd of milch cows here in the city. One tested 

 four per cent and the other four and one-half per cent of 

 fat. Mr. Evans brought in some specimens of milk repre- 

 senting the first half of the milking of one cow, and another 

 sample representing the last half. The first tested two and 

 eight-tenths per cent, while the second tested four and two- 

 tenths per cent, showing quite a difference between the quality 

 of the milk in the first half and the second half. 



Secretary Sessions. I now turn the meeting over to 

 Vice-president Grinnell. 



Vice-president Grinnell then took the chair, and said : 

 The lecture this afternoon is on a most interesting and 

 important subject, by an accomplished man, — " Insecticides 

 and fungicides, and their practical application," by Prof. S. 

 T. Maynard, professor of horticulture at the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College. I think you will derive great benefit 

 from this, and it will require attention. Our friend, Mr. 

 George Cruickshanks, well known to you as an eminent 

 horticulturist, will preside at the meeting. 



On taking the chair, Mr. Cruickshanks said : There is no 

 farmer who grows orchard fruits but must know from the 

 press find from the bulletins of the Station what an immense 

 amount of benefit is derived from spraying for insect pests 

 and fungous diseases. After frequent visits to Amherst for 

 the last few years I have become satisfied that the time is 

 near at hand, if not here already, when, if we are to com- 

 mand a paying price for our orchard fruits, we must resort to 

 spraying. I am glad that we have so able a representative 

 as Professor IMaynard to present that su])ject to this audience 

 this afternoon. I am only sorry that these seats are not 

 better filled by those who devote so much time and patience 

 to planting trees and taking care of them. I now have the 



