VERMONT AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 25 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



To the Chairman and Members of the Boa)d of Agriculture of the 

 State of Vermont : 



Herewith I submit the following report of the work of the 

 Board for the year ending June 30, 1899 : 



The Board were unable to organize until December 16th, 

 1898, therefore some time was lost in arranging for the custom- 

 ary winter meetings. The Board being less in numbers than in 

 previous years, it was thought advisable to call to our aid men 

 from within the state of practical experience in different lines 

 of farming, fruit growing, fish and bee culture, the heads of the 

 different departments of the State Agricultural College, and 

 also for one week, Col. J. H. Brigham, Assistant Secretary of 

 the Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, assisted the 

 Board. 



Meetings have been held in all the counties with the excep- 

 tion of Grand Isle, and in that county arrangements are per- 

 fected whereby a meeting will be held during the coming 

 August. 



The following is a list of the towns and dates of meetings, 

 together with the names of the speakers and their subjects 

 which were used more or less during the season : 



FARMERS' MEETINGS. 



Enosburgh Falls January 12 and 13 



Jericho Center January 17 and 18 



Hinesburgh January 19 and 20 



Shoreham January 24 and 25 



New Haven January 26 and 2 7 



Dorset January 3 1 and February 1 



Mount Holly February 2 



Pittsford February 3 



Guilford Center February 7 and 8 



South Londonderry February 7 and 8 



Sharon February 9 and 10 



Bradford February 9 and 10 



West Waterford February 16 



Wheelock February 16 and 17 



Newport Center February 2 1 and 22 



Albany February 22 and 23 



Wolcott February 23 and 24 



North Tunbridge February 28 and March 1 



Middlesex March 2 and 3 



Marshfield March 2 and 3 



Canaan March 8 and 9 



