306 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Resolved, That, in the opinion of the members of the State 

 Board of Agriculture here assembled, the interest of the 

 agriculture of Massachusetts would not be promoted by such 

 transfer, and that we protest against such disposition of it. 



Resolved, That as, since the re-organization of the Trustees 

 and Faculty of the Agricultural College, it has been man- 

 aged successfully as an educational institution, and its ex- 

 penses kept within its income, we therefore hope that it 

 may remain as it is, and was originally intended, indepen- 

 dent of any other institution. 



The resolutions led to a lengthy discussion, in which 

 many members of the Board participated ; after which they 

 were unanimously adopted by a rising vote. 



On motion of Mr. Grinnell, it was 



Voted, That every agricultural society receiving the bounty 

 of the State be required to offer annually fifty dollars in 

 premiums for agricultural experiments to be tried under the 

 direction of this Board, and to report upon the same in their 

 published Transactions of the same year. 



Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the Chair, 

 who shall prepare and assign these trials to different socie- 

 ties, regard being had to the productions of different locali- 

 ties and their adaptability to the same ; said committee 

 to report thereon to-morrow, — Messrs. Grinnell, Moore, 

 Wheeler, Hersey, and Sessions. 



The report of this committee, with a plan for experiments 

 as suggested by them, will be found on a subsequent page. 

 As many of the societies had already issued their premium- 

 lists, it was understood that they would be requested to com- 

 ply so far as possible this year, and that the requirement will 

 not be made till 1881. 



Voted, That a committee be chosen with instructions to 

 use all proper means to secure such changes in the dog-laws, 

 as in their opinion will better protect the owners of sheep 

 and other property, — Messrs. Hersey, Grinnell, and Wake- 

 field. 



