250 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



G. Avery of Spencer, Wm. R. Sessions of Springfield, W. C. 

 Jewett of Worcester. 



Committee on Dairy Bureau and agricultural products : Messrs. 

 J. L. Ellsworth of Worcester, C. D. Richardson of West Brook- 

 field, J. M. Danforth of Lynnfield, W. M. Wellington of Oxford, 

 A. M. Lyman of Montague, N. I. Bowditch of Framingham. 



Committee on Massachusetts Agricultural College : Messrs. 

 John Bursley of West Barnstable, C. K. Brewster of Worthing- 

 ton, W. C. Jewett of Worcester, A. A. Smith of Colrain, Chas. H. 

 Shay lor of Lee. 



Committee on experiments and station work : Messrs. Wm. H. 

 Spooner of Boston, T. H. Goodspeed of Athol, N. I. Bowditch 

 of Framingham, S. B. Taft of Uxbridge, Edmund Hersey of 

 Hingham. 



Committee on forestry, roads and roadside improvements : 

 Messrs. Francis H, Appleton of Peabody, H. A. Turner of Nor- 

 well, J. W. Gurney of Cummington, H. G. Worth of Nantucket, 

 J. J. Mason of Amesbury. 



Committee on institutes and public meetings : Messrs. Edmund 

 Hersey of Hingham, H. H. Goodell of Amherst, PI W. Boise of 

 Blandford, John G. Avery of Spencer, H. S. Perham of Chelms- 

 ford. 



These appointments were approved by the Board. 



Mr. Jewett presented and read an essay on "Roadside 

 improvement," which was accepted and ordered printed. 



Mr. Danforth oflered the following resolution, and moved 

 its adoption : — 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be extended to the re- 

 tiring secretary, Hon. J. W. Stockwell, for his able and courteous 

 manner of conducting the business of the office. 



The resolution Avas unanimously adopted by a rising vote. 



Mr. Q. L. Reed presented and read an essay on "The 

 agricultural societies in Massachusetts," which was accepted 

 and ordered printed. 



IVIr. Kilbourn, for the committee on agricultural societies, 

 reported, recommending that the date for the commencement 



