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and thus retard tlie progress in the cultivation of the re- 

 ckiimed lands. The growing public sentiment in favor of 

 the reclamation of marsh-lands on a larger and more general 

 basis has received of late a very valuable practical support 

 by the very judicious and highl}^ commendable decision of 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural Society to offer a consider- 

 able sum of money as premiums for successful attempts to 

 bring marsh-lands under cultivation. The moral influence 

 of this act is felt at Marshfield, and its enterprising farmers 

 will not be found missing among the successful competitors. 



c. a. goessmann. 



George M. Baker. 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board met at ten o'clock, A.M., Hon. Hekry B. Peirce 

 in the chair. 



Present : Messrs. Abbott, Bagg, Baker, Brown, Chadbourne, 

 Clark, Comins, Damon, Davenport, Fenn, Goessmann, Had- 

 wen, Hersey, Johnson, Knowlton, Knox, Lewis, Macy, Mer- 

 rill, Moore, Peirce, Phinney, Sargent, Slade, A. A. Smith, 

 M. J. Smith, Upham, Vincent, Wakefield, Ware, Warner, and 

 Wilder. 



Voted, To appoint a committee to consider and report 

 upon the time and place of holding the country meeting. 

 Messrs. M. J. Smith, Arthur A. Smith, and Hersey. 



Voted, That a committee be appointed to consider and 

 report a list of subjects for investigation and essays, and the 

 committees to wliich they shall be assigned. ]\Iessrs. Clark, 

 Sargent, and Ware. 



Voted, That a committee be appointed to nominate two 

 members of the Examining Committee of the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College. 



Mr. Baker requested to be excused from acting on the 

 committee upon the times of holding the county shows ; and 

 Mr. Damon was appointed in his place. 



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