290 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. 



The Board met at the office of the secretary, in Boston, on 

 Tuesday, the 3d of February, 1880, at twelve o'clock, his 

 Excellency John D. Long in the chair. 



Present • Messrs. Abbott, Baker, Bowditch, Comins, Da- 

 mon, Demond, Goessmann, Grinnell, Hadwen, Hersey, Knox, 

 Long, Macy, Moore, Peirce, Phinney, Sessions, Slade, Smith, 

 Taft, Upham, Wakefield, Warner, and Wheeler. 



Voted, To adopt the order of business of the last annual 

 meeting. 



Reports of delegates accordingly being in order, Mr. Peirce 

 reported upon the Essex Society, Mr. Demond upon the 

 Middlesex North, Mr. Knox upon the Worcester South-east, 

 Mr. Davenport (read by Mr. Grinnell) on the Worcester 

 South, Mr. Smith upon the Hampshire, Franklin, and Hamp- 

 den, Mr. Upham upon the Hampshire, Mr. Taft upon the 

 Highland, Mr. Abbott upon the Hampden, Mr. Warner upon 

 the Hampden East, Mr. Wheeler upon the Union, Mr. 

 Damon upon the Berkshire, Mr. Hersey upon the Hoosac 

 Valley, Mr. Wakefield upon the Housatonic, Mr. Comins 

 upon the Marshfielcl, Mr. Grinnell upon the Worcester and 

 upon the Middlesex South Mr. Phinney upon the Martha's 

 Vineyard, and Mr. Slade upon the Nantucket, 



These reports were laid upon the table. Professor Goess- 

 mann then presented his 



SIXTH ANNUAL TtEPORT ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE 

 SALT-MARSHES IN THE TOWN OF MARSHFIELD. 



The dike has been in good condition during the past year: 

 it has been widened on the west side by the town, and a 

 road built over it at an expense of three thousand dollars, 

 including the road to Brant-Rock Village. The extension 

 of suitable ditches for draining the various parts of the 

 marshes has not been carried forward as it would be desira- 



