REPORT. 



ANNUAL MEETING, 1886. 



The annual meetinoj of the Maine Board of Aojriculture was hekl 

 at the oflSce of the Secretar}^ at the State House, agreeabl}' to the 

 provisions of the statutes, January 20 and 21, 1886, and was called 

 to order by Vice President Nelson Ham at 10 30 o'clock. The pub- 

 lished call for the meeting was read by the Secretar}', after which, 

 on motion of the member from Washington, a committee on creden- 

 tials was appointed, as follows : 



A. R. Lincoln, ) 



A. O. Pike, >• Committee on Credentials. 



S. L. Holbrook, ) 



This committee subsequently reported the following new members 

 duly elected : 



Piscataquis County, Thomas Daggett, Foxcroft, 



Franklin " E. J. Gilkey, Strong, 



Penobscot '' B. A. Burr, Bangor, 



Knox " A. J. Tolman, Rockland, 



Aroostook '* Fi*ancis Barnes, Houlton. 



The report was accepted and the members named were declared 

 duly elected and entitled to seats on the Board for three years. 



On motion, the chair appointed J. E. Braincrd and J. M. Deering 

 a committee to receive, sort and count votes for President of the 

 Board. Having attended to that dut}', they reported all the votes 

 cast for 



Nelson Ham, President. 



The same committee were directed to receive, sort and count 

 votes for Vice President and reported all votes cast for 



B. A. Burr, Vice President. 



