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saying that his hobby was cheese-making, and he was glad to 
have an opportunity of talking about it. 
Hon. J. T. Kingston, of Juneau, offered some very excellent 
suggestions upon “ pear culture,” resulting from his own experi¬ 
ence. After planting his trees, he placed around them a covering 
of gravel He had tried salt and lime, and found them good; and 
afterward salt and iron f lings, which he regarded as the best. He 
had eight varieties. The Flemish Beauty was the only one he 
could call by name. He did not prune the trees at all. In regard 
to climate, he was satisfied they could, with proper care, be raised 
successfully anywhere in the state. He made no extra protection 
for the trees in winter, and had no trouble from blight. He thought 
blight was caused by an insect stinging the tender branches. The 
stinging was done in the morning, and it was his practice to go 
out during the day and break off those branches that had been 
stung anti were wilted, and burn them. He concluded by ex¬ 
pressing himself firmly of the opinion that Wisconsin was a good 
fruit-growing state. 
“ Dairy.” Paper by Mrs. P. Putnam, Dodge’s Corners ; read by 
request, by Secretary Field. 
On motion of Mr. Thomas, it was agreed that during the after¬ 
noon session, no speaker be allowed to speak more than five 
minutes at one time, nor more than once upon the same question, 
except by unanimous consent of the convention. 
Adjourned until 2 P. M. 
Afternoon Session. 
A very brief report of the proceedings was obtained. “Railroad 
Tariffs,” etc., paper by Hon. M. Anderson. “Dairying” and 
“ Grain Raising ” were compared in a somewhat informal discus¬ 
sion by Messrs. Favill, Allen, and Anderson, with the weight of 
argument rather in favor of the former. 
A random discussion upon various farm topics then ensued, in 
which Messrs. Warner, Scoville and others participated. 
“ Educated Farmers.” Paper by T. H. Eaton of Green county. 
Mr. Burgess, President of the Newark Farmers’ Club, Rock 
county, sketched a brief outline of that organization, with especial 
