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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub Doc. 



chairman, reported requests of certain societies for change 

 of date for holding fiiirs. After consideration, it was 



Voted, That the date for the commencement of the fair 

 of the Blackstone Valley Agricultural Society be changed 

 to the third Friday after the first Monday in September ; 

 that of the Hampshire Agricultural Society to the third 

 Tuesday after the first Monday in September ; and that of 

 the Weymouth Agricultural and Industrial Society to the 

 Friday preceding the first Monday in September. 



Voted, That the request of the Bristol County Agricul- 

 tural Society for dates of September 4, 5 and 6, or the same 

 dates as last year, be referred to the executive committee, 

 with full power. 



At 12,40 o'clock the Board adjourned to 1.30 p.m. 



The Board was called to order by Secretary Ellsworth, 

 at 1.45 o'clock. 



Mr. Kilbourn, for the committee on agricultural societies, 



reported the assignment of inspectors, as follows : — 



Amesbury and Salisbun% at Amesbury, Sep- 

 tember 12, 13 and 14, . . . . . H. H. Leach. 



Barnstable County, at Barnstable, August 29, 



30 and 31, W. M. Wellington. 



Blackstone Valley, at Uxbridge, September 22 



and 23, CD. Richardson. 



Bristol County, at Taunton, September 26, 27 



and 28, ...... . W. C. Jewett. 



Deerfield Valley, at Charlemont, September 14 



and 15, C. H. Shaylor. 



Eastern Hampden, at Palmer, October 6 and 7, AV. A. Lane. 



Essex, at Peabody, September 19, 20 and 21, . S. B. Taft. 



Franklin County, at Greenfield, September 20 



and 21, H. G. Worth. 



Hampshire, at Amherst, September 19 and 20, E. P. Williams. 



Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden, at North- 

 ampton, October 4 and 5, . . . . J. H. Allen. 



Highland, at Middlefield, September 6 and 7, . A. H. Nye. 



Hillside, at Cummington, September 26 and 27, J. S. Anderson. 



Hingham, at Hingham, September 26 and 27, . W. H. Spooner. 



