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Voted, That the rule, forbidding societies to publish the 

 dates of their fair before the annual meeting, be amended so 

 as to read as follows : — 



" Societies will not be allowed to publish the date of their 

 next succeeding fair without consulting the secretary of this 

 Board, and receiving from him the date which the rule of 

 the Board assigns for such fair." 



Voted, That the secretary be instructed to report societies 

 failing to comply with the laws, and rules of the Board, to the 

 annual meeting, for action by the Board in regard to the 

 payment of bounties to such societies. 



Voted, That the secretary be instructed to notify the 

 societies of these additions to the rules. 



Voted, That the secretary be appointed delegate of this 

 Board, to attend the next fair of the Royal Agricultural 

 Society of England, and that he be authorized to visit 

 experiment farms and stations in England and on the Conti- 

 nent, and make report on the same to this Board ; and that 

 he be authorized to use such part of the appropriation for 

 secretary's travel as may be necessary for that purpose. 



Voted, That any unfinished business or any new business 

 that may arise before the next annual meeting be left in the 

 hands of the executive committee. 



A vote of thanks was unanimously tendered the chairman, 

 Mr. Grinnell, for the happy manner in which he had dis- 

 charged his duty as presiding officer. 



The minutes of the meeting were read and approved. 



Adjourned. 



WILLIAM R. SESSIONS, 



Secretary. 



