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most benefited by attendance, inquiry and discussion- 

 And not satisfied with its institutes for farmers, it set 

 apart the past season its closing day, which although 

 called a "Farmers' Institute," was designated as 

 "Ladies' Day," and the subjects of the day, opened by 

 ladies,* were handled so well and with the after discus- 

 sion were so interesting and instructive to farmers and 

 their wives, daughters and friends, that it is an institute 

 that has come to stay, and not only on that day may we 

 expect to hear the voice of women instructing and coun- 

 selling, but at others of the season, to which, our society 

 invites them so cordially. 



Our young farmers need not be afraid they intrude 

 when they attend our institute meetings and ask ques- 

 tions or give result of any experiment they have made 

 connected with the subject then under discussion, for our 

 Society extends to all such throughout the county a hearty 

 greeting and urges that more of them be present, for none 

 can go away from such meetings without benefit, intel- 

 lectually and socially, if not practically. 



The Society has held eight " Farmers' Institutes " dur- 

 ing the past season, the 45th and first one being held in the 

 Town Hall, Georgetown, December 9, 1886, at 9.30 A. M. 

 Hon. J. J. H. Gregory was introduced by President Ware, 

 and gave a very instructive and interesting talk on the 

 "Improvement of Meadow Lands,** showing its structural 

 formation and chemical properties, and how it should be 

 treated. The discussion which followed was taken part 

 in by men of experience in this and other counties of this 

 State, and also from New Hampshire, and the general 

 verdict from such experience was that it pays to improve 

 wet meadow land. In the afternoon the subject of " Root 

 Crops ** was opened by Hon. Asa T. Newhall, of Lynn, a 

 successful grower of such crops, who gave in a general 

 way much information, which, with questions after its 

 close, and the successes and disasters of others in culti- 

 vating certain crops, made the afternoon, as well as the 

 forenoon, one of profit to those in attendance. 



