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now before the Station, aiul there will be a report when suf- 

 ficient information has been obtained to make a basis. 



Mr. Round. The reason I asked the question was, that 

 the cranberry growers here might understand that this matter 

 was being examined by the Experiment Station, and that 

 any items of information they can gather will help the matter 

 materially. 



The Chairman. The Chair has no doubt that the Board 

 of Agriculture and the Board of Control of the Experiment 

 Station will pursue this matter to the end, and give to the 

 people throughout the State all the information they can re- 

 lating to the cranberry worm. 



Mr. Grinnell. I beg the attention of the members of the 

 Board particularly for one moment. It has been customary 

 at these meetings to offer some resolution recognizing the 

 courteous attentions which we have received in the cities and 

 towns which we have visited. We have had here most 

 agreeable meetings ; we have had full meetings, — not so full 

 in the evening as we have had in the country proper, — and 

 we have been treated with great courtesy. I therefore wish 

 to ofler the following resolutions : — 



Besoloed, That the tbanks of the Board of Agriculture be ten- 

 dered to the citizens of Lowell, and particular]}- to Mr. Ludlam, 

 the agent of the Merrimack Mills, and to Major Emery, of the 

 Merrimack House, for courtesies shown to the members of the 

 Board at the country' meeting just passed. 



This resolution was adopted unanimously. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Board of Agriculture be ten- 

 dered to the Old Colony Railroad for their courtesy in furnishing 

 free return tickets to those attending this meetiuir, comino; over 

 any of the lines of their road. 



Mr. MooHE. I think that it is only justice to the Fitch- 

 burg Railroad that that road should be included in the reso- 

 lution, as they have always extended the same courtesy over 

 the line of their road. 



Secretary Russell. The gentleman will permit me to 

 say, that I hope the Old Colony Railroad will be especially 



