316 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



A committee of three was appointed to report upon the 

 order of business, consisting of Messrs. Wilder, Moore and 

 Phinney. 



That committee subsequently reported as follows : 



1. Reports of Delegates. 



2. Reports of the Committee on Agricultural College. 



3. Reports on Subjects assigned on Essays. 



4. Reports on Committees appointed last year. 



5. Miscellaneous Business. 



6. Appointment of Delegates. 



The sessions to commence at ten o'clock each day. 



The Committee on selection of subjects for Essays and on 

 the annual country meeting to be appointed on Wednesday 

 morning. 



(Signed) Makshall P. Wildek. 



John B. Moore. 

 S. B. Phinney. 



Mr. Leavitt reported upon the Essex society ; President 

 Chadbourne (read by the Secretary) upon the Middlesex ; 

 Col. Wilder upon the Worcester West ; Col. Stone upon the 

 Worcester, the Worcester South-east, the Hampshire ; Mr. 

 McElwain upon the Worcester North-west ; Mr. Slade upon 

 the Union ; Mr. Phinney upon the Franklin ; Mr. Wakefield 

 upon the Deerfield Valley ; Mr. Graves upon the Housatouic ; 

 Mr. L. P. Warner upon the Hoosac Valley ; Mr. Hawes 

 (read by the Secretary) upon the Norfolk ; Mr. Sanderson 

 upon the Bristol Central ; Mr. Vincent upon the Plymouth ; 

 Mr. W. L. Warner upon the Marshfield ; Mr. Had wen upon 

 the Nantucket ; Mr. Sturtevant upon the Martha's Vineyard ; 

 Mr. Knox upon the Highland ; Mr. Goodale upon the Hamp- 

 den East ; Mr. Sessions upon the Berkshire ; and Mr. 

 Clark upon the Hingham. 



Mr. Sturtevant, on behalf of the Examining Committee, 

 submitted the following 



