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Voted, That the secretary be made a member ex officio of 

 the committee on the fiftieth anniversary of the Board. 



Voted, That the secretary be authorized to print in 

 pamphlet form a revised edition of the laws relating to the 

 State Board of Agriculture and incorporated agricultural 

 societies, together with the by-laws of the Board and the 

 rules and recommendations of the Board for the agricultural 

 societies which draw State bounty. 



Voted, That the matter of changes in the blanks for 

 returns of the agricultural societies be referred to the com- 

 mittee on agricultural societies, with power to suggest 

 changes. 



Voted, To approve the amended Grout bill, and that the 

 secretary be authorized and instructed to so notify the 

 Massachusetts members of Congress. 



Voted, That the Dairy Bureau be instructed to oppose 

 the repeal or weakening of any of the State laws relating 

 to the purity of dairy products. 



Voted, That the Board oppose the suggestion that the 

 third week in July be made an "Old Home Week," and 

 that it suggest that the first or second week in August be 

 a more desirable time. 



At 1.20 the Board adjourned to 2 o'clock. 



The Board met at 2 o'clock, Second Vice-President Pratt 

 in the chair. 



Mr. Jewett, from the committee appointed at the morning 

 session, reported the results of a conference with the two 

 societies specified, and it was 



Voted, That the Bristol County Agricultural Society be 

 authorized to hold its fair on the first four days in the last 

 week in September. 



