MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF 

 THE BOARD. 



Boston, March 23, 1893. 



Voted, To grant the requests of the Housatonic and East- 

 ern Hampden Agricultural Societies to be excused from em- 

 ploying experts to judge live stock, fruits and vegetables at 

 their fairs in the year 1893, on the ground that judges had 

 been appointed and lists of premiums and names of judges 

 had been printed before the annual meeting of the Board. 



Voted, That the secretary be instructed to communicate 

 with Hon. John E. Russell, former secretary of the Board, 

 requesting his portrait to be hung in the office of the Board. 



Voted, That the matter of a scale of points for judging 

 fruits be referred to Mr. E. W. Wood, with instructions to 

 secure the assistance of two experts in making up a scale ; 

 and that the matter of a scale of points for judging vegeta- 

 bles be referred to Mr. W. W. Rawson, with instructions 

 to secure the assistance of two experts in making up a scale, 

 for use by the several incorporated agricultural societies in 

 judging and awarding premiums ; and that Messrs. Wood 

 and Rawson report the result of their work to the executive 

 committee at a future meeting. 



Voted, That the secretary be instructed to prepare a state- 

 ment of the cases of the Massachusetts, the Bay State, and 

 the Middlesex Societies, and request the Governor or the 

 Secretary of the Commonwealth to ask the opinion of the 

 Attorney-General as to the right of these societies, under 

 the law, to representation on the Board of Agriculture. The 

 secretary to report to the executive committee at a future 

 meeting. 



