266 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board met at the office of the Secretary, at 9.30 a. m., 

 Mr. Grinnell in the chair. 



Present : Messrs. Barrus, Bird, Bo wen, Bowditch, Brooks, 

 Buddington, Damon, Edson, Grinnell, Goddard, Hartshorn, 

 Hersey, Hill, Hobbs, Lane, Lynde, Moore, McKinstry, Nye, 

 Porter, Owen, Slade, Smith, Varnum, Ware, Warner, 

 Wheeler, AVilder, Waterman and Wood. 



The minutes of the previous day were read and accepted. 



Voted, To appoint a committee of three on the assignment 

 of delegates to the annual fairs : Messrs. Warner, Damon and 

 Buddington. 



Voted, To appoint a committee upon changes in time for 

 holding fairs : Messrs. Wheeler, Edson and Varnum. 



Voted, To appoint a committee of five on time and place 

 for holding the Country Meeting : Messrs. Moore, Smith, 

 Goddard, Wheeler and Barrus. 



Mr. Wilder, having come in, was called to preside. 



Reports of delegates being in order, Mr. Hill reported 

 on the Highland Society and Mr. Hartshorn reported on 

 the Hingham Society. 



The Governor, on being announced, took the chair. 



Mr. Grinnell reported on the Hoosac Valley Society and 

 Mr. Noble reported on the Worcester Society. 



Mr. Grinnell resumed the chair. 



Mr. J. B. Moore, president of the Massachusetts Horticultu- 

 ral Society, invited the members of the Board to the free use 

 of the library of the Horticultural Society. 



Voted, To appoint a committee of two on essays : Dr. 

 Lynde and Mr. Goddard. 



A. C. Varnum reported on the Barnstable Society, Mr. 

 Slade reported on the Housatonic Society, JNIr. Hersey re- 

 ported on the Middlesex North Society, Mr. Lane reported 



