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Mr. Wm. S. Carpenter. — One great cause is their being put to 

 work so soon. Horses are not developed until five, six, or even seven 

 years old, and tliey sliould not do much work till they reach this 

 period. 



Mr. Solon Robinson. — No subject could more profital)ly engage the 

 attention of this club than the consideration of the best breeds. 

 Cows do better when they have the company of their kind, but it is 

 the fashion to have such large animals that often only one can be 

 kept. For my part, I am in favor of the little Alderney. Still Mr. 

 Allen, the author of a recent work on cattle, is opposed to them, 

 because they will not make much beef. The subject of supplying 

 dairy products to fiimilies is of more importance than furnishing 

 meat to cities, and I would like to have the matter taken up, that 

 people may know which is the best kind. 



Dr. Isaac P. Trimble. — I agree with Dr. Smith regarding warm 

 and manufactured food for cows. I know it is prepared by some 

 who invest a great deal of capital and labor in trying to do some- 

 thing particularly nice, but I do not believe it pays or is good for 

 the animals. I once had a cow which it seemed to me was the best 

 ever in this country. She had a slight dash of the Durham, but was 

 mainly of the common scrub stock, and quite ungainly-looking. She 

 gave thirty-six quarts of milk a day. So remarkable was this, that 

 I paid great attention to her, and I discovered that she digested her 

 food in half the time other cattle do. 



Strawberry Show. 



Mr. Ilexamer, of the firm of Reisig & Hexamer, showed a great 

 Tariety of strawberries from their grounds at JSTewcastle, "Westchester 

 Co., N. Y. Great efforts have been made to secure a strawberry 

 which will include all the good qualities of many but this will be 

 impossible, because, should this be done, there could be no improve- 

 ment afterward. After many trials, and through a wide extent of 

 our country, the Wilson is found the best for market. It is hard, of 

 good size, keeps longest, and will sell after being picked three days, 

 though it must be picked in good order. In the long run none pays 

 better, whether with good or poor cultivation. Of 100 boxes in our 

 market, ninety-nine will be the Wilson. The Triomph de Grand is 

 the handsomest fruit, though its coxcomb shape is unfavorable. 

 To some, however, its odor and flavor are insupportable. As 

 a general thing it brings double the price of the Wilson. It requires 



