10 BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan., 



Middlesex County. No Fair. 

 Chester, Sept. 28. West. 

 Clinton, Oct. 4. Augur. 

 Westbrook, Oct. 10. Hubbard. 

 Killingworth, Sept. 27. West. 



A meeting of the Board was held at Room 50, Capitol, 

 Hartford, July 5th, at 10 a. m., at the call of the President. 



Mr. Webb was chosen chairman. Present Messrs. Webb, 

 Goodrich, Warner, Bill, Hubbard, Barstow, Gold; also, J. W. 

 Alsop, M.D., of Middletown, and Mr. S. B. West of Columbia, 

 appointed as members by the Governor in place of Messrs. 

 Hyde and Stewart, whose terms had expired. 



On motion of Col. Warner they were accepted as members 

 of the Board. The organization of the Board was completed 

 by tho appointment of J. P. Barstow as vice-president. 



Mr. Stewart resigned his position as Cattle Commissioner, 

 and J. W. Alsop, M.D., was chosen as his successor. 



The Board then adjourned sine die. 



A special meeting of the Board was held at Rockville, Dec. 

 13th, at 9 p. M., J. P. Barstow, vice-president, in the chair. 



The secretary presented a communication from Charles H. 

 Owen, Esq., in regard to a proposed law for a joint commis- 

 sion to investigate the contamination of streams by waste 

 from factories and sewage. The subject was discussed, and 

 laid on the table. 



The secretary presented a call from the Hon. George B. 

 Loring, the Commissioner of Agriculture, for the appoint- 

 ment of delegates to a series of conventions to be held in 

 Washington, beginning Tuesday, Jan. 23, 1883. The follow- 

 ing delegates were appointed : Prof. W. H. Brewer, Col. A. 

 Warner, T. S. Gold, and J. LeRoy Buck. 



The Board adjourned to Dec. 14th, at 9 P. M. 



