xxviii BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. No. 4.] 



Feb. 4, 5 and 6, 1896, and the minutes thereof, etc., will 

 be found printed on pages 297-338 of this volume. 



Farmers' National Congress. 

 The report of the delegates to the Farmers' National 

 Congress at Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 10-16, 1895, will be found 

 printed on pages 413-424 of this volume. 



Changes in the Board. 

 During the past year death removed from the Board Mr. 

 Williani Bancroft of Chesterfield, who had represented the 

 Hillside Agricultural Society on the Board since February, 

 1890. The resolutions on his death will be found printed 

 on page 10. The delegate of the Attleborough Agricultural 

 Association, Mr. Isaac Alger of North Attleborough, re- 

 tired from the Board after five years of service, because his 

 society had ceased to be entitled to representation on the 

 Board. The following gentlemen retired from the Board 

 because of the expiration of their terms of service : Chas. 

 E. Ward of the Deerfield Valley Society, after three years 

 of service ; Henry A. Barton of the Highland Society, after 

 three years of service ; and C. L. Hartshorn of the Worces- 

 ter Society, after twelve years of service. 



WM. R. SESSIONS, 



Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. 

 Boston, February, 1896. 



