2U BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board was called to order by the secretary at 10.20 

 A.M. Mr. W. A. KiLBOURN was chosen temporary chair- 

 man by acclamation. 



Present: Messrs. F. H. Appleton, J. S. Appleton, Avery, 

 Barrus, Barton, Bradway, Brewster, Bursley, Carpenter, 

 Clark, Comins, Damon, Danforth, Davis, Ellsworth, Gleason, 

 Goodell, Goodspeed, Hersey, Horton, Howard, Kilbourn, 

 Lloyd, Pratt, Reed, Richardson, Sargent, Smith, Spooner, 

 Stockwell, Thayer, Thurston, Turner and Whitmore and 

 retiring members Allen, Baker and E. E. Wood. 



The records of the first day were read and approved. 



Voted, That the Board proceed to the election of officers, 

 with the exception of first vice-president, that office to be 

 filled later by the executive committee. 



Election of officers being in order, the chairman declared 

 His Excellency W. Murray Crane president of the Board 

 (by a by-law of the Board the Governor of the Common- 

 wealth is ex officio president) . 



By an election by ballot Mr. Augustus Pratt of North 

 Middleborough was elected second vice-president and Hon. 

 J. W. Stockwell of Sutton was elected secretary. 



Election of specialists being in order, the secretary was 

 instructed to cast one ballot, and the election resulted as 

 follows : — 



Chemist, Dr. C. A. Goessmann of Amherst. 

 Entomologist, Prof. C. H. Fernald of Amherst. 

 Botanist and pomologist, Prof. S. T. Maynard of Amherst. 

 Veterinariau, Prof. James B. Paige of Amherst. 

 Eugiueer, Wm. Wheeler of Concord. 

 Oruithologist, E. H. Forbush of Maiden. 



The committee on resolutions on resignation of the Hon. 

 James S. Grinnell reported, l)y President Goodell, in the 

 form of the following letter : — 



