28 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



The Secretary announced that owing to the legal limitations of the 

 terms of membership, vacancies existed in the counties of Adams, 

 Allegheny, Bedford, Cambria, Cameron, Centre, Chester, Clearfield, 

 Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fayette, Greene, Huntingdon, Jef- 

 ferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lehigh, Lycoming, McKean, 

 Northampton, Northumberland, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan 

 and Wyoming. He also announced that a vacancy existed in Wash- 

 ington county, owing to the death of Mr. McDowell. 



The following three counties are not represented on the Board, 

 namely: Carbon, Elk and Pike. 



Upon motion a committee was appointed to wait upon the Gov- 

 ernor, and invite him to meet with the Board at his convenience. 

 The committee was composed of Messrs. G. G. Hutchison, H. C. 

 Suavely, C. W. Brodhead, H. A. Gripp and Matthew Rodgers. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were then read and ap- 

 proved. 



Upon motion the following were appointed a Committee on Cre- 

 dentials: J. A. Herr, J. K. Murray, F. E. Field, S. R. Downing and M. 

 N. Clark. 



Upon motion the following gentlemen were appointed a Com- 

 mittee on Necrology: S. B. Heiges, M. N. Clark, S. R. Downing, 

 Jason Sexton, J. A. Woodward and John Hamilton. 



While waiting for the report of the Committee on Credentials, a 

 paper by J. S. Burns, of Allegheny county, on ''Live Stock in West- 

 ern Pennsylvania," was read by Hon. Cyrus T. Fox, of Reading, Pa., 

 Mr. Burns being unable to be in attendance. Discussion was par- 

 ticipated in by Messrs. Pearson, Hutchison, Conard, Armsby, Ham- 

 ilton and Suavely. 



The Committee appointed to wait upon the Governor reported that 

 they had performed that duty, and that the Governor would be 

 pleased to accept the invitation of the Board to be present during the 

 afternoon session. 



The Committee on Credentials presented their report, stating that 

 the following gentlemen are entitled to membership in the Board: 



