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discussion which followed, Mr. Evans arrived, and read a 

 very instructive paper on "Forage Crops," which was 

 discussed afterwards until dinner time. 



In the afternoon, James C. Poor, Manager of Hon. Wm. 

 A. Russell's stock farm, of North Andover, read a paper 

 and answered numerous questions on the u Care of Farm 

 Stock," which gave much interesting and practical infor- 

 mation as did also the discussion of others which followed. 



The 48th Institute was held at the Town Hall, Tops- 

 field. January 28, 1887. The subject in the forenoon, 

 "Agricultural Implements," opened by Hon. J. J. H. 

 Gregory, of Marblehead, was one of great value to all 

 farmers, and was listened to with close attention for two 

 hours. He divided farm im lements into five classes; 

 first, those with which to prepare the ground ; second, 

 those to plant with; third, those to cultivate the ground ; 

 fourth, those to harvest with ; fifth, those to utilize the 

 crop with, each of which were thoroughly treated, and 

 was followed by the experiences of others with farm im- 

 plements, all of which gave information of special value 

 on various implements. 



The afternoon subject, " The Growing of Potatoes," by 

 Edmund Hersey, of Hingham, illustrated with the stereop- 

 tican, showing different stages of growth at same time, of 

 potatoes planted in different shape, also showing their 

 products when harvested, which, with his lecture, was very 

 interesting and instructive. From result of experiments 

 he stated that whole potatoes yield better than cut ones, 

 and the seed end better than the stem end. The crop 

 three times more from a whole potato than from a single 

 eye. 



The 49th Institute was held Feb. 11, 1887, at Town 

 Hall, Bradford, where the subject of " The Value of Corn 

 Stover in comparison witli English Hay," was opened by 

 Benjamin P. Ware, of Marblehead, who claimed that good 

 corn stover which had been cut and stooked just as the 

 corn was commencing to glaze and then carefully cured 



