SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OE AGRICULTURE. 



Boston, March 28, 1899. 



The Board of Agriculture met in the office of the Board, 

 in Boston, this day, at 1 p.m., for business. 



Present : Second Vice-President E. W. Wood, who pre- 

 sided, and Messrs. F. H. Appleton, Baker, Barrus, Bar- 

 ton, Bowditch, Burslej, Clark, Damon, Ellsworth, Gleasou, 

 Goodell, Hersey, Horton, Howard, Kilbourn, Pratt, Reed, 

 Richardson, Sargent, Sessions, Stockwell, Thayer, Thurston 

 and E. E. Wood. 



The executive committee, as committee on credentials, re- 

 ported that Mr. John M. Danforth of Lynnfield had been 

 elected by the Essex Agricultural Society, to fill the vacancy 

 caused by the resignation of Mr. Francis H. Appleton. The 

 report of the committee was accepted, and Mr. Danforth was 

 duly received as a member of the Board of Agriculture. 



The request of the Worcester Agricultural Society for the 

 approval by the Board of Agriculture of the vote of the said 

 society, passed at a special meeting of the society, on March 

 10, 1899, that a special committee be " authorized to sell the 

 real estate belonging to the Worcester Agricultural Society 

 for the sum of $185,000 or as much more as can be obtained, 

 etc.," being in order, the matter was considered. 



The secretary of the society presented the records, showing 

 that the special meeting on March 10 was legally called for 

 the purpose of authorizing the sale of the real estate of the 

 society ; that a quorum of members was present ; and that 

 the vote authorizing the sale was carried by afiirmative vote 

 of two-thirds of the members present and voting. It was 

 also shown that the hearing had been advertised according to 

 the directions given by the secretary of the Board of Agri- 

 culture. After remarks by the president and delegate of the 



