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* Farm and City." Alvan Barrus. 



« Fruits of Orchard and Garden." J. H. Hill. 



' Unimproved Land." Daniel Round. 



' The Burn for the Farm." Jonathan Buddington. 



' The Farmer's House." W. L. Warner. 



' Trotting Horses." D. E. Damon. 



' The Corn Crop." S. B. Bird. 



Voted, That a committee of five be appointed to act with 

 the Director of the Experiment Station in the examination 

 of the lands in the Connecticut Valley, known as Montague 

 Plains. Messrs. Grinnell, Smith, Haskell, Warner and 

 Buddington were appointed such a committee. 



Voted, That the Secretary be directed to petition the 

 Legislature to amend section 99 of chapter 203 of General 

 Statutes, so that the words " between the first day of April 

 and the first day of December " shall be stricken out, and 

 the eflTect of the statute be made to apply to the entire year. 



Voted, That the Secretary petition the Legislature in aid 

 of the continuance of the present laws under which the 

 State Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity are made inspec- 

 tors of food and drugs ; and also for the increase of the ap- 

 propriation for use of said Board. 



The communication of the Master of the State Grange 

 of Massachusetts was taken from the table, discussed and on 

 motion of Mr. Hartshorn, was referred to the Executive 

 committee. 



Messrs. Wheeler, Noble, Waterman, Moore and Grinnell 

 were appointed a committee on the Country Meeting. 



Voted, That the Board of Agriculture petition the Legis- 

 lature in aid of the petition of the Board of Control of the 

 Experiment Stations at Amherst, for additional rooms to 

 sufficiently conduct the required experiments, and that the 

 Secretary of the Board send such a petition to the joint 

 committee on Agriculture of the Legislature. 



