200 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Puli. Doc. 



At large, appointed by the Governor, Hon. Wm. R. Sessions 



of Springfield. 



Elected from the — 

 Bristol County Agricultural Society, William A. Lane of 



Norton. 

 Deerfield Valley, E. P. Williams of Ashfield. 

 Essex, John M. Danforth of Lynnfield, 

 Highland, Henry S. Pease of Middlefield. 

 Hillside, Ralph M. Porter of Cummington. 

 Middlesex South, Isaac Damon of Wayland. 

 Plymouth County, Augustus Pratt of North Middleborough. 

 Worcester, Walter D. Ross of Worcester. 

 Worcester County West, J. Harding Allen of Barre. 



The report of the committee on credentials was accepted 

 and adopted. 



Election of officers being in order, the chairman declared 

 His Excellencv William L. Douglas president of the Board 

 (by a by-law of the Board the Governor is ex officio presi- 

 dent) . 



Further elections by ballot resulted as follows : — 



First Vice-President, Hon. William R. Sessions of Spring- 

 field. 



Second Vice-President, Mr. Augustus Pratt of North 

 Middleborough. 



Secretary, Mr. J. Lewis Ellsworth of W^orcester. 



General Agent of the Dairy Bureau, Mr. Peter M. Harwood 

 of Barre. 



State Nursery Inspector, Dr. Henry T. Fernald of Am- 

 herst. 



Election of specialists being in order, ballots were taken, 

 and the elections resulted as follows : — 



Chemist, Dr. C. A. Goessmann of Amherst.* 

 Entomologist, Prof. C. H. Fernald of Amherst.* 

 Botanist, Dr. Geo. E. Stone of Amherst.* 

 Pomologist, Prof. F. A. Waugh of Amherst.* 

 Veterinarian, Prof. James B. Paige of Amherst.* 

 Engineer, William W^heeler of Concord. 

 Ornithologist, Edward Howe Forbush of Wareham. 



* Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



