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Election of specialists being- in order, ballots were taken, 

 and llic i'lc(lions resulted as follows: — 



Chemist, Dr. C. A. Gokssmann of Amhei'sl.' 

 Entouu)loj;ist, Prof. C. II. Fernald of Amherst.* 

 Botanist, Dr. Geouge E. Stone of Amherst.' 

 Pomologist, Prof. F. C. Sears of Amherst.' 

 Veterinarian, Dr. James B. Paige of Amherst.' 

 Engineer, William Whe-eler of Concord. 



The secretary appointed bis first clerk, Mr. F. H. Fowler, 

 librarian for the ensuing year. 



A proposition to establish a fund to be known as the " In- 

 stitute Prize Fund " was presented but failed of acceptance, 

 and on motion was referred to the committee on institutes 

 and public meetings, with instructions to report at some 

 future time. 



Voted, That a committee of three be appointed by the 

 Chair and secretary to represent the Board at the New Eng- 

 land Fruit Show. The Chair appointed Messrs. Wheeler, 

 Jewett and How^ard. 



Mr. Trull extended to the Board an invitation of the trus- 

 tees of the ]\Iiddlesex North Agricultural Society to hold 

 the next pul)lic winter meeting of the Board in Lowell. 



Voted, To accept the invitation and to hold the next public 

 winter meeting in Lowell. 



Voted, To leave the matter of holding summer meetings 

 to the discretion of the secretary. 



The Chair announced the standing committees as follows 

 (the secretary is, by rule of the Board, a member ex officio 

 of each of the standing committees) : — 



Executive committee: Messrs. .Tolin Bursloy of West Barnstable, 

 Ausrnstus Pratt of North Middleborouoh, C. D. Richardson of West 

 Brookfield, Henry E. Paijre of Amherst, 0. E. Bradway of Monson, 



' Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



