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Voicd, That Heniy Little of Bangor, Moses Call, B. F. 

 Nourse, Warren Sparrow, ajid Nathan Nye, be a committee to 

 report to the Secrctaiy of this Board on the best varieties of 

 pears adapted to the soil and climate of Maine ; also what 

 kinds should be grown on the quince stock, and the mode of 

 cultivating the same, and as to the propriety of procuring young 

 trees from out of the State. 



Voted, That William Gore of Freeport, A. Noyes, H. Little, 

 and A. Johnston, Jr., be a committee to report to the Secretary 

 of this Board, on or before the 1st of November next, 07i the 

 best varieties of hardy grapes for open culture, and such varie- 

 ties only as will, in their opinion, mature fully in this State. 



Voted, That Seward Dill of Phillips, Robert Martin and Darius 

 Forbes, be a committee to report to the Secretary of this Board 

 on the best method of cultivating the .cranberry, with the cost 

 per acre of planting, and the difficulties and profits which attend 

 its culture. 



The committee to whom was referred the subject of amend- 

 ments to the present law constituting the Board of Agriculture 

 (Topic No. 1 of the business committee,) reported a bill, which 

 with a few slight amendments, was subsequently enacted by 

 the Legislature, as follows : 



An Act to amend an act entitled "An Act to establish a Board of Agriculture." 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives in Legis' 

 lature assembled, as follows: 



Section 1. The members of the board of agriculture, and the 

 secretary thereof, shall continue in office until the expiration of the 

 term for which they were elected. 



Sect. 2. The state board of agriculture shall, after the expiration 

 of the term of office of the present members, consist of members who 

 shall be elected and classified, as follows : one member may be elected 

 by each incorporated agricultural and horticultural society in the state, 

 which maintains an annual exhibition, and expends not less than one 

 hundred and fifty dollars in premiums for the encouragement of agri- 

 culture, horticulture, and the arts connected therewith. Said members 

 sball hold their office for the term of three years from the day of the 

 annual meeting of the board, next after their elsction, except as here- 

 inafter provided, and shall be elected by ballot at the annual meetings 

 or fairs of such societies, or at any regular meeting thereof called for 

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