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appointments, and also to appoint committeemen in the several depart- 

 ments named. 



The following rules were adopted, declainng the objects of such offices, 

 and defining the duties of the appointees : 



RULE I. — OF CHEMIST. 



The objects of the office of Chemist to the Board shall be the advance- 

 ment of agricultural knowledge by the application of chemical science 

 to the qualitative and quantitative analysis of agricultural materials, 

 such as soils, grains, fruits, manures, etc.; all chemical investigations of 

 such officer for the society shall be to this end, and shall be the property 

 of the society. 



It shall be the duty of the Chemist to give, upon application, his 

 written opinion to the Board, upon the adaptation of anj' soil to any par- 

 ticular kind of production, and vice versa, or upon any subject pertaining 

 to agricultural chemistry, as embraced in the duties of his office. He 

 shall keep a complete record of all his official transactions and opinions, 

 and shall each year report the same to the Board, together with such 

 suggestions and observations as his experience may dictate for the 

 advancement of the agriculture of California. 



RULE II. — OF BOTANIST. 



To obtain for record in the transactions of the society, a full and popu- 

 lar description of the botanical productions of the State, both native and 

 imported. To investigate and illustrate the physiology of plants and 

 trees, and the adaj^tation of the most useful — particularly the varieties 

 of forage plants — to our different localities and soils. To discuss and 

 teach the importance and means of preserving the forests of our moun- 

 tain districts, and to induce the cultivation of woodlands by the agricul- 

 turists about their homes on our rich plains and prairies. 



It shall be the duty of the Botanist to labor for the accomplishment of 

 these objects, to assist in the collection of an herbarium at the society's 

 rooms, and to report annually a full account of his official transactions, 

 including such suggestions as he may deem proper to make upon this 

 branch of the State's natural history. 



RULE III. OF GEOLOGIST. 



To obtain for publication a description of the general and agricultural 

 geology of the State, with particular reference to the mineral and agri- 

 cultural advantages, in language and style adapted to the general reader. 

 The collection, classification, and preservation at the rooms of the society 

 of specimens of the different kinds of rocks, minerals, fossils, and soils. 



The Geologist shall report annually to the Board the progress of his 

 work, and make such recommendations as the interests of this depart- 

 ment may require. 



RULE IV. — OF METALLURGIST. 



To keep for annual publication a correct and official record of the 

 various modes of mining in this State, and of reducing and separating 

 the different kinds of meials from their ores and other matters. To note 



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