310 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Messrs. Wilder, Had wen, Bowditch, Slade, and Moore, who 

 were elected. 



Mr. Ware, from the Committee on Changes of Times of 

 holding Fairs, submitted his report. 



PvEPOET OF COMMITTEE OX APPLICATIONS FOR CHANGES 

 OF TIMES OF HOLDING FAIRS. 



Several petitions, signed by members of the Berkshire 

 Society, have been presented, requesting that the time for 

 holding its fair might be changed from beginning on the first 

 Tuesday of October to the third Tuesday of September. 

 After a full hearing given to the petitioners and remon- 

 strants, your Committee is of the opinion that the change 

 cannot be made without seriously affecting the best interests 

 of other societies, and the agricultural interests of Berkshire 

 County, and therefore recommends that the petitions be not 

 c^ranted. It is recommended that the Middlesex Society, at 

 its request, be allowed to begin its fair on the fourth Tues- 

 day instead of on the fourth Wednesday of September. 



Your Committee further recommends that the Amesbury 

 and Salisbury Agricultural and Horticultural Society hold 

 its fair on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 21 and 22. 



As no other changes have been requested, the assignments 

 of the other societies remain as before. 



The Report was accepted. 



Mr. Moore, from Committee to present Subjects for Inves- 

 tigation, reported, — 



" Raising and selecting Field and Garden Seeds." O. B. 

 Had wen. 



"Construction of Silos; Use and Value of Ensilage." B. 

 P. Ware. 



" How to keep Boys on the Farm." J. B. Moore. 



"Unimproved Lands of the Commonwealth." Daniel 

 Round. 



" Value of a Protective Tariff to the Farmer." Joseph S. 



Fay. 



" Preparation of the Soil for Growth of Crops." E. Hersey. 



The assignments were accepted by the members designated, 

 and adopted by the Board. 



