ANNUAL MEETING. 193 



Voted, That the matter be laid upon the table. 



Mr. Grinnell reported on the Martha's Vineyard Society. 



This report was referred to the Committee on Printing. 



The Board received, by Delegate Wheeler, an application 

 from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Statistics, for a 

 hearing upon the matter of the State Census. 



Voted, That the Commissioner be notified to appear at 

 2.30 o'clock p. M. and have half an hour to present his views. 



On motion of Mr. "Ware, Mr. Smith's report on the Essex 

 Society was tdkeu from the table and discussed. 



The Board then adjourned for one hour and a half. 



The Board was called to order at 2.30 o'clock by the 

 Chairman. 



Mr. Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of the Bureau of 

 Statistics, then addressed the Board on the importance of a 

 better method for securinnj accurate a«?ricultural statistics of 

 the Commonwealth, and suggested that the estimate of crops 

 should be made in the autumn months instead of in the 

 spring. 



On motion of Mr. Moore it was : Resolved, That it is the 

 opinion of the Board of Agriculture that the best time to 

 take the Agricultural Census of the Commonwealth is from 

 the fifteenth of November to the first of the following Jan- 

 uary. 



Mr. Buddington reported on the Franklin Society ; Mr. 

 Sessions reported on the Highland Society, 



Messrs. Smith, Wheeler and Slade were appointed a com- 

 mittee to report to the Board five names of members to 

 compose an Executive Committee who shall also be a Com- 

 mittee on Printing. 



The Board then proceeded to elect a Secretary for one 

 year, by ballot. John E. Russell was chosen. 



