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service, and Mr. Rawson after six years of service. The 

 following gentlemen retired from the Board because of the 

 expiration of their term of service : Elbridge Cushman of 

 Lakeville, an appointee of the governor, after three years of 

 service ; Chas. A. Mills of the Berkshire Society, after three 

 years of service ; Dr. Wm. Holbrook of the Eastern Hamp- 

 den Society, after six years of service ; C. F. Fowler of the 

 Hampden Society, after three years of service ; E. C. Clapp 

 of the Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Society, after 

 three years of service ; A. J. Bucklin of the Hoosac Valley 

 Society, after three years of service ; J. H. Rowley of the 

 Housatonic Society, after six years of service ; L. S. 

 Richards of the Marshfield Society, after three years of 

 service ; and Wm. W. Mcintosh of the Nantucket Society, 

 after one year of service. Death claimed no members dur- 

 ing the year. 



Cattle Commissioners. 



The annual report of the State Board of Cattle Commis- 

 sioners, including a paper on "Tuberculosis in Cattle," by 

 the secretary, Charles P. Lyman, F.R.C.V.S., will be found 

 printed on pages 195-235 of this volume. 



Farmers' Congress. 



A report of the National Farmers' Congress at Savannah, 

 Ga., Dec. 12-14, 1893, by Hon. Daniel Needham, Delegate 

 at Large, will be found printed on pages 414-418 of this 

 volume. 



WM. R. SESSIONS, 



Secretary of the State Board of Agricidlure. 



Boston, March, 1894. 



