12 BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



A communication was presented by the secretary from the 

 signal-service officer of the War Department upon the subject 

 of weather reports. The secretary was directed to make fur- 

 ther inquiries of the department. 



Tlie secretary was directed to prepare blanks for the returns 

 from agricultural societies. 



Messrs. Stewart, Brewster, and Yeomans, were appointed 

 Auditors. 



Resolved^ That the treasurer be required to give bonds in 



the sum of three thousand dollars for the faithful performance 



of his trust. 



The Board adjourned sine die. 



T. S. GOLD, Secretary. 



The Connecticut Board of Agriculture met at the Attawau- 

 gan House, in Danielsonville, January 9th, 1872, at 1 P. M., 

 Hon. E. H. Hyde, Vice-President, in the chair. Present, 

 Messrs. Mead, Stewart, Yeomans, Hyde, Day, Sanger, Hart, 

 and Gold. At later meetings Messrs. Rocicwell, Pond, and 

 Brewster, were in attendance. 



The secretary reported the arrangements for the meetings 

 as announced in the j^rogramme, which were approved. 



An adjourned meeting was held Wednesday, at 9 P. M. 



The secretary presented a communication from the chief 

 signal-officer of the War Department, requesting the appoint- 

 ment of a permanent committee by the Board, to confer, from 

 time to time, with the chief signal-officer of the army, and to 

 take, in conjunction with him, such steps as may be deemed 

 desirable, that agriculture as well as commerce might partici- 

 pate in the benefits to be derived from tlie observations of that 

 department. Professor Brewer and Messrs. Gold and Yeo- 

 mans were appointed. 



'A committee, consisting of Messrs. Hyde, Gold, and Pond, 

 were appointed to make preliminary arrangements for an ex- 



