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make a perfect food. Pomace is one of the greatest wastes. 

 The value is not in the seed, as there is only about a gill of 

 seed to the bushel. Gluten meal is considered more valuable 

 than cotten seed meal, for feeding, giving greater flow of milk, 

 though the latter showed greater value by chemical anatysis. 

 Some cannot make it go so far, and prefer the latter. Have 

 barn cellars cemented and save the liquid manure. Vegetables 

 fed just after milking, gives no bad taste to milk. Land on 

 which rye had been raised for a hundred years was manured by 

 turning in a heavy crop of clover, paying better than if put into 

 silo. 



The Afternoon subject for discussion, ''How can Farmers 

 most profitably spend the winter season," with J. Q. A. Evans, 

 of Salisbury, as speaker, who said that the ordinary farm chores 

 demand a large portion of day-light. He considered a work- 

 shop large enough to admit an ox-cart, with a supply of carpen- 

 ter's tools, a necessity on every farm for repairs. If there is 

 snow on the ground, much can be done on the land, carting on 

 manure, hauling off rocks, etc. 



The farmer needs a liberal education — chemistry, geology, 

 botany, laws of mechanics, and physiology — are especially desir- 

 able. So also is a knowledge of book-keeping and accounts. 

 Every farmer should take an inventory of his possessions — land 

 and buildings, stock, tools and produce — the first of every Janu- 

 ary deduct his bills payable, and see what he is worth. He 

 should also carry a memorandum book in his pocket. The speaker 

 recommended the selecting of agricultural papers of advanced 

 ideas, one for general news, one for local news, one for temper- 

 perance and morality, and also a household magazine for the 

 women. Several books on agriculture were recommended, as 

 also an occasional novel. 



The winter season affords opportunities to visit the schools, 

 and see how the children are faring. Farmers are apt to keep 

 in a rut, which is avoided by cultivating the social spirit, with 

 visits to neighbors and friends, attending agricultural meetings 



