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members of this Board, not only in our deliberations here, but 

 especially as our representative, addressing farmers' meetings in 

 various parts of the Commonwealth. 



By invitation of the Board, Hon. John E. Russell of 

 Leicester, formerly secretary of the Board, and a life-long 

 friend of Mr. Bowditch, offered a warm tribute to the worth 

 and excellence of his friend. He was followed by expres- 

 sions of respect and esteem from Messrs. Grinnell, Ware, 

 Bowker, Appleton and the secretary. The resolve was 

 accepted, and it was voted that it be spread upon the 

 records, and a copy sent to the family of the deceased. 



At 4.30 o'clock the Board adjourned to 9.30 o'clock, 

 Wednesday. 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board met at 9.30 a.m., Mr. Grinnell in the chair. 



Present : Messrs. Alger, Appleton, Avery, Bancroft, Bird, 

 Bowker, Bursley, Clapp, Clemence, Cook, Cruickshanks, 

 Cushman, Fowler, Goessmann, Goodell, Grinnell, Har- 

 wood, Hartshorn, Hersey, Holbrook, Kilbourn, Kimball, 

 Mills, Newhall, Pratt, Rawson, Reed, Richards, G. C. 

 Rowley, J. H. Rowley, Russell, Sargent, Shaler, Shaw, 

 Stockwell, Taylor, Varnum, Ware, Warren, West, Wood. 



A committee of three, on assignment of delegates, was 

 appointed : Messrs. Ware, Rowley and Newhall. 



A committee of three, ' on place of holding the public 

 winter meeting, was appointed : Messrs. Hartshorn, Avery 

 and Varnum. 



A committee of three, on changes of time for holding fairs, 

 was appointed : Messrs. Kilbourn, Cruickshanks and Ban- 

 croft. 



A committee of three, to nominate members of the 

 executive committee, was appointed : Messrs. Wood, Bow- 

 ker and Mills. 



A committee of three, to nominate members of the exam- 

 ining committee of the Agricultural College, was appointed : 

 Messrs. Hersey, Clemence and Richards. 



