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as may be reported by the assessors, and collate and pub- 

 lish in pamphlet form the information so obtained. 



A verbal communication was received from the Hingharn 

 Agricultural and Horticultural Society, through Mr. Her- 

 sey, requesting action by the Board looking to the collection 

 and tabulation of analyses of the different crops raised in 

 the State. Laid on the table. 



Adjourned. 



WM. R. SESSIONS, 



Secretary. 



A meeting of the executive committee was held at the office 

 of the secretary, Boston, Saturday, August 29, at eleven 

 o'clock A.M. 



Present : Messrs. Bowditch, Hersey, Hartshorn and Raw- 

 son. 



The meeting was called in part to consider the request of 

 the Attleborough Agricultural Association for the approval 

 of the Board to a mortgage of the property of the Associa- 

 tion authorized by vote of the members on Aug. 8, 1891, 

 said approval being necessary under chapter 274 of the Acts 

 of 1890. A certified copy of the records of the meeting of 

 the stockholders of the Association, at which they voted to 

 mortgage the property of the Association for the sum of 

 $7,500, was furnished the committee by the secretary of the 

 Association, Mr. L. P. Mendell, who was present and an- 

 swered questions. In accordance with the requirements of 

 chapter 274, Acts of 1890, the executive committee duly 

 advertised that a hearing would be given to interested par- 

 ties ; said advertisement appearing in the ' 'Evening Chronicle," 

 a newspaper published in North Attleborough, of the issue 

 of Aug. 19, 1891. It appeared from the statement of the 

 secretary that the proposed mortgage was for the purpose of 

 securing the debt of the Association, incurred in the purchase 

 of property owned by the Association and in erecting neces- 

 sary buildings for the use of the Association. 



