BOARD OK AGRICULTIRE. 



ANNUAL MEETING, 1887. 



The annual meeting of the Maine Board of Agriculture was held 

 at the office of the Secretar}', at the State House, in accordance 

 with the provisions of the statutes, January lli and 20, 1887. 

 Vice President B. A. Burr called the meetinf]^ to order, and the 

 minutes of the last meeting were read by the Secretary. 



On motion, the chair appointed a committee on credentials, as 



follows : 



S. L. Holbrook, ) 



Thomas Daggett, >- Committee on Credentials^ 



A. O. Pike, 3 



who subsequently reported the following new members chosen and 

 entitled to seats on the Board for three years : 



Androscoggin County, L. H. Blossom, Turner Centre. 



Kennebec " S. C. Watson, Oakland. 



Lincoln " E. W. Stetson, Damariscotta. 



AValdo " R. W. Ellis, Belfast. 



Washington '* D. W. Campbell, Cherryfield. 



On motion of the member from Sagadahoc, 



S. L. Holbrook, 

 A. O. Pike, 

 Thomas Daggett, 



were appointed a committee to receive, sort and count votes for 

 President and Vice President. 



Proceeded to ballot for President and the committee reported a 

 unanimous vote for B. A. Burr, who declined to accept the office, and 

 a second ballot resulted in the choice of 



J. M. Deering, President, 



and he was declared dul^' elected. 



The same committee collected votes for Vice President, and re- 

 ported ever}' vote cast for 



B. A. Burr, Vice President^ 



and he was declared duly elected. 



