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Present : Messrs. Baker, Bennett, Clark, Cole, Davis, 

 Dwight, Goessraann, Goodale, Graves, Hadwen, Hawks, 

 Hyde, Knowlton, Knox, Ladd, Loring, Moore, Perry, Phin- 

 ney, Sanderson, Sessions, Shepley, Smith, Stone, Vincent, 

 Wakefield, L. P. Warner, W. L. Warner and Wilder. 



Mr. Stone submitted the following 



REPORT. 



The Committee on the Credentials of newly elected Members 

 of the State Board of Agriculture have attended to the duty 

 assigned, and respectfully report the following elections : — 



Essex, ......... George B. Loring. 



Middlesex South, Elijah Perry. 



Worcester, O. B. Hadwen. 



Worcester West, Addison H. Holland. 



Worcester North, Stephen Shepley. 



Highland, Metcalf J. Smith. 



Deerfield Valley E. C. Hawks. 



Bristol, Edmund H. Bennett. 



Plymouth, Charles G. Davis. 



Leverett Saltonstall appointed by the Executive. 



E. Stone, 



Committee. 

 The report was accepted. 



The Committee to consider and report a list of subjects 

 for investigation, and the assignment of committees to report 

 upon them, was constituted by the appointment of Messrs. 

 Clark, Goodale and Perry. 



The Committee to report upon the assignment of delegates, 

 was constituted by the appointment of Messrs. L. P. Warner, 

 Stone and Vincent. 



Voted, To appoint a committee of three to consider and 

 report what changes are necessary in times of holding Fairs : 

 Messrs. Wakefield, W. L. Warner and Phinney. 



