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Voted, To accept the report, and that the next public 

 winter meeting be held at Worcester, Dec. 4-6, 1900. 



Voted, That the Chair appoint a local committee of five, 

 to act with the secretary and the committee on Agricultural 

 College and education, as a committee of arrangements. The 

 Chair appointed Messrs. J. L. Ellsworth, J. G. Avery, W. 

 A Kilbourn, C. A. Gleason and Isaac Damon. 



The committee on Agricultural College and education, by 

 Mr. Bursley, chairman, reported recommending the appoint- 

 ment of Oscar S. Thayer and Henry C. Comins to read essays 

 at the next annual meeting of the Board, on subjects to be 

 selected by the essayists. 



Voted, To accept the report, and appoint the essayists as 

 recommended by the committee. 



The committee on agricultural societies, by Mr. Kilbourn, 

 chairman, reported recommending that the date for the com- 

 mencement of the fair of the Hoosac Valley Agricultural 

 Society be changed to the first Tuesday after the first INIon- 

 day in September ; that of the Manufacturers' Agricultural 

 Society to the second Tuesday after the first Monday in 

 September ; that of the Marshfield Agricultural and Horti- 

 cultural Society to the third Wednesday after the first J\Ion- 

 day in September ; that of the Worcester East Agricultural 

 Society to the second Wednesday after the first Monday in 

 September ; that of the Worcester North-west Agricultural 

 and Mechanical Society to the second Tuesday after the first 

 Monday in September. 



Voted, To accept and adopt the report of the committee, 

 and to change the dates as recommended. 



Mr. Kilbourn, for the same committee, reported recom- 

 mending the assignment of inspectors, as follows : — 



Ameslmry and Salisbury, at Amesbur}^, Sei^tem- 

 ber 25, 26 and 27, E. A. Davis. 



Barnstable County, at Barnstable, August 28, 29 



and 30, Alvan Barrus. 



Berkshire, at Pittsfield, September 11, 12 and 13, . H. C. Comins. 



