170 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board was called to order by Second Vice-President 

 Pratt, at 10 a.m. 



Present : Messrs. Adams, Avery, Bailey, Bursley, Butter- 

 field, Damon, Albert Ellsworth, J. L. Ellsworth, Gerrett, 

 Harlow, Howard, Jewett, Kilbourn, Lovett, Mason, Paige, 

 Pease, Potter, Pratt, Pane, Richardson, Russell, Smith, 

 Spooner, Stevens, Taft, Tirrell, Trull, Ward and Worth. 



The records of the first day were read and approved. 



An abstract of the reports of inspectors of fairs, prepared 

 by direction of the committee on agricultural societies, was 

 read and accepted. 



Election of officers being in order, the Chair declared His 

 Excellency Curtis Guild, Jr., president of the Board (by a 

 by-law of the Board the Governor is ex officio president). 



Further elections by ballot resulted as follows : — 



First Vice-President, Mr. Augustus Pratt of North Middle- 

 borough. 



Second Vice-President, Mr. John Bursley of West Barnstable. 



Secretary, Mr. J. Lewis Ellsworth of Worcester. 



General Agent of the Dairy Bureau, Mr. Peter M. Harwood 

 of Barre. 



State Nursery Inspector, Dr. Henry T. Fernald of Amberst. 



Election of specialists being in order, ballots were taken, 

 and the elections resulted as follows : — 



Chemist, Dr. C. A. Goessmann of Amherst. 1 

 Entomologist, Prof. C. H. Fernald of Amherst. 1 

 Botanist, Dr. Geo. E. Stone of Amberst. 1 

 Pomologist, Prof. F. C. Sears of Amberst. 1 

 Veterinarian, Prof. James B. Paige of Amberst. 1 

 Engineer, William Wheeler of Concord. 

 Ornithologist, Edward Howe Forbush of Warebam. 



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