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Proceeded to the election of olfieers. Messrs. J. E. rxMinoch 

 and S. R. Sweetser wore appointed as a committee to receive and 

 count the votes. 



The election resulted as follows : 



For President — Robert H. Gardiner of Gardiner. 



For Vice Presidents — Stillman ^Y. Shaw of Minot, 



S. C. Harlow of Bangor. 

 For Secretar}' and Treasurer — George I^. Sawyer of Wiscasset. 

 For members of the Executive Committee — (in addition to the 

 President and Secretarj',) Samuel Rolfe of Portland, Charles S. 

 Pope of Manchester, Henr}' McLaughlin of Bangor. 



For Corresponding Secretary — Granville Fernald of Harrison. 

 For Trustees : 



Androscoggin county — D. J. Briggs, South Turner. 



Aroostook " Henry Tilley, Castle Hill. 



Cumberland " S. F. Strout, Falmouth. 



Franklin " S. R. Leland, Farmington. 



Hancock " Charles G. Atkins, Bucksport. 



Kennebec '" W. P. Atherton, Hallowell. 



Knox " Elmas Hotfses, Warren. 



Lincoln " H. J. A. Simmons, Waldoborough. 



Oxford " N. T. True, Betliel. 



Penobscot " J. E. Bennoch, Orono. 



Piscataquis " H. A. Robinson, Foxcroft. 



Sagadahoc " H. S. Carey, Topsham. 



Somerset " James S. Hoxie, North Fairfield. 



Waldo " D. L. Pitcher, Belfast. 



Washington " H. A. Sprague, Charlotte. 



York " John Hanscom, Saco. 



Then proceeded with the reading of papers ; the first being on 



vegp:table and seed growing. 



BY WILLIAM DUMONT, OF WP:ST GLOUCESTEU. 



In presenting this paper, it is not my intention to advance any 

 new ideas, but simply to remind m^' fellow farmers of the importance 

 of growing our own seeds, more especially those intended for the 

 garden. 



The farmers of this State pay out, annually, a large sum to seed 

 raisers of other States, which ought to be kept at home. The 



