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1)6 attached to each animal or article to which first premium 

 has been awarded, a blue ril)bon or card, with " First Pre- 

 mium" printed thereon; and to each animal or article to 

 which second premium has been awarded, a red ribbon or 

 card, with " Second Premium" printed thereon ; and to each 

 animal or article to which a third premium has been awarded, 

 a white ribbon or card, with " Third Premium" printed 

 thereon, — to the end that a uniform practice may be fol- 

 lowed by all the societies ; and that the Secretary inform the 

 officers of each society of this action. 



The committee on changes of time for holding fairs 

 reported that the time for holding the Bristol County be 

 changed to the sixth Tuesday after the first JNIonday in Sep- 

 tember ; the Worcester North-west to the fifth Tuesday after 

 the first Monday in September ; the Middlesex South to the 

 second Tuesday after the first Monday in September ; the 

 Barnstable to the second Tuesday after the first Monday in 

 September ; and that the last Uyo days of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural be dropped from the schedule. The report 

 was accepted and adopted. 



The committee on place for holding the public meeting 

 reported, by their chairman, that the meeting should be held 

 at Worcester. The report was accepted, and the Board 

 voted to hold the next public winter meeting at Worcester. 



The Board at 12.30 adjourned to 2 p.m. 



The Board was called to order at 2 p.m., Mr. Wood in 

 the chair. 



The committee to report names for the examining com- 

 mittee of the Agricultural College reported the nomination 

 of George Cruickshanks and P. M. Harwood for three years, 

 — who were elected. 



The committee to report names for executive committee 

 reported as follows : Messrs. Bowditch, Hersey, Hartshorn, 

 Rawson and Hickox, — who were elected. 



