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the Society's cabinet, specimens of all kinds of ores, and of the metals in the 

 different stages of reduction. 



The Metallurgist shall keep the record and perform the duties above indi- 

 cated, and report annually to the Board the work performed, and give a. general 

 revieie of the progress of mining in this State, and such statistics as he may 

 be able to collect, pertaining to the same, with such observations for the gen- 

 eral advancement of this branch of industry as he may deem important. 



KULE V. — OP METEOROLIGIST. 



To keep a record of the various meteorological phenomena, such as the 

 pressure, the temperature, and moisture of the atmosphere; also, the quantity 

 of the rain at as manj' localities in the State as practicable. 



The Meteorologist shall keep or superintend these records and report them 

 to the Board annually, accompanied by such practical observation of their 

 application to agricultural operations as may be suggested by his experience. 



RULE VI. OF ZOOLOGIST. 



To obtain a description of the animals and birds of the State, and their 

 habits, particularly those that are detrimental or beneficial to agriculture 

 and horticulture. The collection, classification and preservation, in the 

 Society's Museum, of stufFed specimens of all the native varieties of birds 

 and of such animals as may be deemed important. 



The Zoologist shall prosecute the above objects and make to the Board 

 an annual report of the progress of the work, including any recommendations 

 for the preservation of the useful, or destruction of the injurious, as may be 

 called for. 



RULE VII. — OF ENTOMOLOGIST. 



To describe the Insects of the State, their habits and peculiarities, particu- 

 larly those varieties destructive to vegetation. To collect, classify, and pre- 

 serve, at the Society's Rooms, specimens of the different varieties, and report 

 annually to the Board any observations or suggestions upon their relations 

 to agricultural economy, and the means of preventing their ravages by their 

 des^uction or otherwise. 



All reports indicated above, and also all Reports from the Committees that 

 may be appointed to report upon the several branches of industry indicated 

 in the section of the Constitution above quoted, to be made in writing to the 

 Secretary of the Board, on or before the first day of December of each year, 

 so that they may be properly arranged in the transactions of the Society, to 

 be reported to the Governor by the first of January. 



STATISTICS FOR 1865. 



The Secretary has carefully prepared blanks for the collection and report of 

 Statistics of all the more important Agricultural productions of the State, and 

 sent them out to all the County and District Assessors, accompanied by the 

 following circular. He has already received answers from a large number of 

 the Assessors, saying they will clieerfnlly comply with the request, and the 

 Board entertain a confident hope that they will thus be able to obtain a full 

 and accurate table of the productions of the year. They call on the Press 

 and the public generally, for their co-operation in the premises. 



[circular.] 

 Rooms of the State Agricultural Society, ") 

 Sacramexto, February 7, 1865. j 



To the Assessor of : 



Dear Sir: — The State Board of Agriculture are very desirous 'Of obtaining 

 through some reliable channel full and correct Agricultural Statistics of the 

 State for 1865. 



They believe there is no other way in which a citizen can render so valuable 



