350 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



On motion of Mr. Moore, it was 



Voted, That the Board accept the invitation of the citizens 

 of Haverhill to meet at that city on November 30 and De- 

 cember 1 and 2. 



Messrs. Loring, Moore, Ladd and the Secretary, were 

 appointed a committee of arrangements. 



Dr. Wakefield, from the committee on the times of hold- 

 ing the county fairs, reported that the Middlesex North should 

 begin on the last Wednesday of September, the Hampden 

 East on Thursday, September 23, the Union on Wednesday, 

 September 22, the Decrfield Valley on Thursday, September 

 23, and the Hingham on the last Wednesday of September. 



The report was accepted. 



Voted, that the same committee be continued, to consider 

 and report upon the times of holding all the fairs of societies 

 receiving the bounty of the State at the next meeting of the 

 Board, June 22, and that the Secretary notify the societies 

 that such action will be taken. 



Mr. Clark then submitted the following 



LIST OF SUBJECTS FOR INVESTIGATION. 



1. Methods of Improving Fruits — Messrs. Wilder, Moore and Hadwen. 



2. Cheap Transportation and Marketing of Farm Products. — Messrs. 

 Kellogg, Sanderson and Davis. 



3. Saving and Preparation of Manures on the Farm. — Messrs. Wake- 

 field, Cole and Ladd. 



4. Structure and Position of Farm Buildings. — Messrs, Stone, Dwight 

 and Hawks. 



5. On the Size and Conduct of Farms in Massachusetts. — Messrs. L. P. 

 Warner, Shepley and Hawes. 



6. Trees : Their Planting and Culture. — Messrs. Hadwen, Sargent 

 and Myrick. 



7. The Improvement in Salt Marshes. — Messrs. Goessmann, Baker and 

 Phinney. 



8. The Uses of an Arboretum. — Messrs. Sargent, Chadbonrne and 

 Knowlton. 



9. Field and Garden Seeds. — Messrs. Moore, W. L. Warner and Hol- 

 land. 



10. The Sources of Agricultural Improvement. — Messrs. Loring, Ben- 

 nett and Smith. 



11. The Claims of Ornamental Gardening upon Farmers. — Messrs. 

 Saltonstall, Perry and Moore. 



12. Buds. — Messrs. Clark, Chadbourne and Wilder. 



