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Tolland County, Mr. Stewart. 

 At Rockville, Sept. 27, 28. 

 Tolland County East, Stafford Springs, Oct. 6, 7. 



A special meeting of the Connecticut Board of Agriculture 

 was held at the call of the President at Capitol, Hartford, 

 Nov. 2, 1881, at 12, m. His Excellency, Hobart B. Bigelow, 

 President, in the chair. 



Present — Gov. Bigelow and Messrs. Robinson, Hickox, 

 Barstow, Webb, Hyde, Bill, Day, Hubbard, Wells, Gold. 



The sul)ject of the horses of H. S. Merwin was called up 

 by Gov. Bigelow as the business of the meeting. 



Hon. E. H. Hyde, chairman of the cattle commission, re- 

 ported upon the condition of the horses and the action of the 

 commission. On motion of Mr. Webb it was 



Resolved, That the cattle commission of tliis Board be di- 

 rected to use all lawful measures to prosecute the owner for 

 violation of the law, and to secure the destruction of the 

 horses of H. S. Merwin of Durham, which horses are affected 

 with glanders, and arc now quarantined by the commission 

 for glanders, and recently pronounced glandered by Drs. 

 Liautard and Law, distinguished veterinary surgeons, who 

 recommend their destruction. 



The meeting then adjourned sine die. 



T. S. GOLD, Secretary. 

 Hartford, Nov. 2, 1881. 



A meeting of the Connecticut Board of Agriculture was 

 held at Newtown, Dec. 13, 1881, at 8 p. m. 



Hon. E. H. Hyde in the chair. 



Present — Messrs. Stewart, Hickox, Day, Robinson, Webb, 

 and Gold. 



The report of the commissioners on Diseases of Domestic 

 Animals was read and accepted, and it was ordered that it be 

 printed immediately and presented to the General Assembly 

 early in the session. 



