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longer be regarded as experimental ; its value is established. 

 The pubHc meetings have been successful beyond all expec- 

 tation. In several instances the halls for the sessions have 

 been quite too small for the accommodation of those who 

 have wished to attend. The discussions have for the most 

 part been taken up with spirit and conducted with profit. 

 The [people have evinced an appreciation of the workof 

 the Board and an increasing interest in the progress of ideas 

 which tend to the advancement of the farmer's profession. 



Reports of the proceedings of the various meetings, pro- 

 grammes of the pubKc meetings, copies of as many papers 

 as space will allow, and abstracts of the discussions are 

 annexed to this Report. 



The Board and the State have met with a great loss in 

 the resignation of the former Secretary, Professor Peter 

 Collier, who had laid so well the foundation of tlie agricul- 

 tural work of the Board and under whose hand it had 

 reached such a marked degree of success. His duties at 

 the University and Agricultural College were thought to 

 demand so much of his time, tliat he could not longer give 

 his attention to the labor which the success of the Board 

 imposed. His resignation taking effect November 30th, 

 1875, was accepted with regret. 



The Board has continued a work which was entered upon 

 early in the history of its establishment and which has been 

 appreciated from the first, that of controlhng as far as pos- 

 sible the character of the artificial fertilizers offered for sale 

 within the bounds of the State. With the assistance of 

 Professor Collier they have from time to time gathered 



