AI^ITUAL MEETIISTG. 



In accordance with the provisions of cliapter IV. of tlie 

 by-laws, the Board met at the office of the secretary, in Bos- 

 ton, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1905, at 11 o'ck)cls: a.m., it being 

 the Tuesday preceding the second Wednesday of January. 

 The Board was called to order by Second Vice-President 

 Augustus Pratt. 



Present: Messrs. Akerman, Allen, Anderson, Appleton, 

 Bi"adway, Brewster, Burslc}^ Burt, Damon, Danforth, .V. 

 Ellsworth, J. L. Ellsworth, Gurney, Hersey, Jewctt, Kil- 

 bourn, Lane, Leach, Mason, ^ye, Paige, Perham, Peters, 

 Pratt, Reed, Richardson, Ross, Sessions, Shaylor, Smith, 

 Tiu-ner, Wellington and Worth. 



Records of special meetings of the year read and approved. 



The secretary read his annual report, which was accepted 

 by unanimous vote. 



First Vice-President Wm. R. Sessions, coming in, took 

 the chair. 



Reports of committees being in order, the committee on 

 agricultural societies, by Mr. Kilbourn, chairman, presented 

 a written report, which was accepted and adopted. 



The report of the Dairy Bureau was read by the general 

 agent, Mr. Harwood, and was accepted and adopted. 



The committee on Massachusetts Agricultural College, by 

 Mr. Bursley, chairman, presented a written report, which 

 was accepted and ad()})tcd as the report of the Board of 

 Overseers to the Leofislature. 



