BOUNTY TO AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 5' 



societies for said purposes. This section is further amended by 

 striking out all between the word "dollars" iu the fourt-, enth line and 

 "societies" in the sixteenth line, and all after the word "dollars" in the 

 eighteenth line, so that said section as amended shall read as follows : 



••Sect. 11. There shall be appropriated annually from the State 

 Treasurer a sum of money not exceeding one cent to each inhabi- 

 tant of the State, which shall be divided among the legally incor- 

 porated agricultural societies of the State, not provided for by 

 special enactment, according to the amount of premiums and gratu- 

 ities awarded by said societies ; provided that no society shall re- 

 ceive from the State a sum greater than that actually raised and paid 

 by the society for said purposes. But the Penobscot and Aroostook 

 Union Agricultural society may annually receive as much as is raised bj^ 

 it not exceeding one hundred dollars without regard to population, 

 and the Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural society as much as is 

 raised by it not exceeding one hundred and thirty dollars, and the 

 Ossipee Valley Union Agricultural society not exceeding two 

 hundred dollars.' 



The member from York moved that a committee be appointed to 

 present the resolutions relating to an increase of the institute work 

 of the Board to the committee on agriculture of the legislature, and 

 Deering of York, Adams of Sagadahoc, and President Ellis were 

 appointed that committee. 



On motion of the member from Piscataquis the committee having 

 in charge the matter of a more equitable distribution of State aid to 

 agricultural societies be constituted a committee to present the same 

 before the legislature. 



The member from York presented the following : 



Whereas, — The organization of the Farmers' National Congress 

 and the National Cattle Growers' Association, is a movement of 

 importance and at the convention held by which the State of Maine 

 should be represented, and 



Whereas, — The delegates who attend are acting in the interests 

 of the agricultural industries of the whole State, therefore. 



Resolved^ — That this Board recommend to the legislature assem- 

 bled that the sum of four hundred dollars be appropriated to meet 

 the railroad fares of such delegates as may attend said convention. 

 The resolution received a passage. 



