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Mr. Hadwen, from the committee to nominate four mem- 

 bers of the Examining Committee of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College in place of those whose terms ex- 

 pire, and of Mr. Ware (resigned), submitted the names of 

 Dr. Nichols to take the place of Mr. Bagg, and Messrs. 

 Moore, Slade, and Bowditch. 



The nominations were accepted and confirmed, the com- 

 mittee consisting of Messrs. Nichols, Brown, Moore, Slade, 

 and Bowditch. 



Messrs. Phinney, Comins, and Baker were constituted a 

 committee to hear, consider, and report upon any requests 

 for change of time in holding fairs by the societies. • 



Voted, That the fair of the Barnstable society begin on 

 the fourth Tuesday after the first Monday of September. 



A communication having been received from Mr. Harrison 

 of Lowell, requesting the Board to assign his son to the free 

 scholarship held by the gift of the Board in the American 

 Veterinary College of New York, it was 



Voted, That the request of Mr. Harrison, together with the 

 whole subject, be referred to a committee of three, with full 

 power to consider and recommend a candidate for the schol- 

 arship, — Messrs. Grinnell, Ware, and Comins. 



In view of the fact that the exhibitions of cattle at the 

 shows of the different societies receiving the bounty of the 

 State afford about the only means of comparison at any one 

 time of the various breeds, on motion of Mr. Moore it was 



Voted, That, in the judgment of this Board, the cattle 

 should be kept on the grounds durmg the entire exhibition ; 

 and that they shall in any event be required to be kept on 

 exhibition until three o'clock in the afternoon of the first 

 day. 



Adjourned to ten o'clock on Thursday. 



