298 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



hew, Moore, Nichols, Pierson, Sessions, Smith, Slade, Taft, 

 Variium, Ware, Wakefield, and Wheeler. 



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

 meeting. 



Voted, To ajDpoint a committee of three to examine and 

 report upon the credentials of new members, — Varnum, 

 Bird, and Mayhew. 



Reports of delegates to the agricultural fairs being next 

 in order, — 



Mr. Pierson reported upon the Middlesex South, Mr. Ses- 

 sions upon the Worcester South (Mr. Bird reported that 

 the Worcester South-east, to which he had been assigned, 

 did not hold any fair), Mr. Hersey upon the Hampshire 

 Franklin and Hampden, Mr. Wheeler upon the Hampshire, 

 Mr. Anderson upon the Highland, Mr. Ware upon the Hamp- 

 den East. 



After an adjournment of one hour, Mr. Hersey was called 

 to the chair, and the reading of reports was resumed. 



Mr. Gaylord reported upon the Union, Mr. Herrick upon 

 the Franklin, Mr. Mayhew upon the Deerfield Valley, Mr. 

 Slade upon the Berkshire, Mr. Gleason upon the Housatonic, 

 Mr. Jewett upon the Bristol, Mr. Taft upon the Plymouth, 

 Dr. Wakefield upon the Marshfield, Mr. Goodrich upon 

 the Essex, Mr. Perkins (read by the secretary) upon the 

 Hingham, Mr. Farnsworth upon the Worcester North. 



The Committee on Credentials of newly-elected Members 

 submitted the following Report : that they find, — 



Dr. James R. Nichols of Haverhill, appointed by the Executive. 



E. F. Bowditch of Framingham, elected by the Massachusetts Society. 



John B. Moore of Concord, elected by the Middlesex Society. 



Velorous Taft of West Ui^toa, elected by the Worcester South-east So- 

 ciety. 



Henry C. Haskell of Deerfield, elected by the Hampshire Franklin and 

 Hampden Society. 



William 11. Sessions of Hampden, elected by the Hampden East Society. 



Chauncy L. Buell of Ludlow, elected by the Hampden Society. 



Henry Noble of Pittsfield, elected by the Berkshire Society. 



James M. Waterman of Williamstown, elected by the Hoosac Valley 

 Society. 



Merritt I. Wheeler of Great Barrington, elected by the Housatonic 

 Society. 



