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of your committee's visit and give promise of affording ex- 

 C€>llent facilities for experiment and teaching work. They 

 a])])('ar to be laid out in a practical manner, good working 

 greenhouses, which can be used as models for instruction and 

 inspection. 



There has been more or less agitation of late on the ques- 

 tion of experiment work by the various agricultural societies, 

 either as a susbtitutc for or in connection with their general 

 work in the way of fairs and institutes. Your committee is 

 not prepared to say whether such action would be wise, but 

 we do believe that if such action is taken the societies should 

 be safeguarded in every possible way against duplication of 

 work and careless work, and that they should not be allowed 

 to enter into indiscriminate work in this matter, but should 

 be held strictly accountable to the Board, and should only 

 conduct such experiments as meet with its approval. 



We would, in conclusion, commend the work of the Massa- 

 chusetts Agricultural Experiment Station in general, and 

 recommend that the Board heartily support that institution 

 in any call for funds from the State or for assistance in any 

 other manner which is within its power. 



Respectfully submitted, 



JOHN L. SMITH. 

 T. L. TIRRELL. 

 HENRY S. PEASE. 



