CONNECTICUT 

 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



The Connecticut State JUnird of Agriculture was estab- 

 lished by act of Legislature, holden in New Haven on the first 

 day of May, 1806. Said act provided that the ]i<jard should 

 consist of the Governor, one person a])pointed from each 

 county by the incorporated agricultural societies in each 

 county receiving an annual bounty from the State, and four 

 other persons appointed by the Governor, with the advice and 

 consent of the Senate. 



This Board was empowered to receive and hold donations 

 or bequests for promoting agricultural education and the gen- 

 eral interests of husbandry; to prescribe forms for and regu- 

 late the returns required from agricultural societies. 



The Secretary was required by statute to visit different sec- 

 tions of the State annually, for the purpose of inquiring into 

 the methods and w'ants of practical husbandry, ascertaining 

 the adaptation of agricultural products to soil, climate, and 

 markets, encouraging the establishment of agricultural 

 libraries and reading rooms, and disseminating agricultural 

 information by lectures or otherwise. 



For the purpose of preventing the spread of contagious 

 diseases among domestic animals, the Board could prohibit 

 the introduction of any such animals into the State, and could 

 quarantine any infected animal in the State. The Board 

 could also api)oint three commissioners on diseases of domes- 

 tic animals, having all of the powers of the Board in regard 

 thereto. 



By act of the General Assembly of 1897, the Board was 

 reorganized to consist of one member from each county of 

 the State, elected by the Senators and Representatives of 

 said counties respectively, and the power to investigate the 

 contagious diseases of domestic animals was given to one 

 commissioner, appointed by tlie Governor, with the advice 

 and consent of the Senate. 



The Legislature of 1899 amended this act by providing for 

 the appointment of one member from each congressional dis- 



