SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETINGS OF THE BOAKD. 



A special business meeting of the Board of Agriculture 

 was held at the Amherst House, Amherst, June 15, 1904, 

 at 7.30 o'clock p.m., First Vice-President Sessions presid- 

 ing. 



Present: Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Bradway, Brewster, 

 Burt, Danforth, Albert Ellsworth, J. L. Ellsworth, Goodell, 

 Gurney, Jewett, Lane, Leach, Mason, Nye, Paige, Perham, 

 Peters, Pratt, Reed, Richardson, Ross, Sessions, Shaylor, 

 Smith, Spooner, Turner, Wellington and Worth. 



Dr. Fernald, State Nursery Inspector, gave a verbal 

 account of the work of nursery inspection of the present 

 year. 



Dr. Peters, chief of the Cattle Bureau, submitted his 

 fifth semiannual report, which was accepted. 



VofeiJ, That the secretary be instructed to prepare and 

 send to the officers of the agricultural societies a circular, 

 asking them to exercise caution in regard to the use of the 

 grounds occupied by tenants ; that the nature of the games 

 and shows allowed be strictly within the law ; and that the 

 inspectors, in making their annual reports, state in full any 

 illegal features that were allowed on the grounds during the 

 annual fairs. 



Voted, That the legislative committee be instructed to 

 consider the advisability of changes in the laws relating to 

 the Board of Agriculture and the agricultural societies. 



Voted, That Mr. Spooner l)e added to the legislative com- 

 mittee. 



