152 BOAliD OF AGliJCULTUKE. [Pub. Doc. 



At this point His Excellency Governor Draper and His 

 Honor Lieutenant-Governor Frothingham in tnrn briefly 

 addressed the Board, His Excellency devoting most of his 

 remarks to the cultivation of the apple, in which he said he 

 was es]3ecially interested. 



The recommendation of the special committee concerning 

 exhibits under owner's name only was taken from the table, 

 and was accepted and adopted. 



The recommendation of the special committee concerning 

 paying of premiums for horse trotting was taken from the 

 table, and was accepted and adopted. 



The recommendation of the special committee concerning 

 side shows and the like was taken from the table, and was 

 accepted and adopted. 



The recommendation of the special committee that the law 

 be amended so as not to make the paying of premiums 

 obligatory upon societies drawing State bounty v/as taken 

 up, and was accepted and adopted. 



Mr. Wheeler, from the special committee, reported ver- 

 bally on the matter of drainage of the Neponset meadows, 

 and asked that the committee be continued. 



Votedj To continue the committee. 



Election of officers being in order, the Chair declared His 

 Excellency Eben S. Draper president of the Board (by a 

 by-law of the Board the Governor is ex officio president). 



Further elections by ballot resulted as follows : — 



First Vice-President, Mr. Augustus Pratt of North Middlc- 

 borouQh. 



Second Vice-President, Mr. John Bursley of West Barnstable. 



Secretary, Mr. J. Lewis Ellsworth of Worcester. 



General Agent of the Dairy Bureau, Mr. P. M. Harwood of 

 Barre. 



State Nursery Inspector, Dr. Henry T. Fernald of Amherst. 



State Ornithologist, Mr. Edward Howe Forbush of Westborousrh. 



