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heard from, 22 use blue for " 1st premium," red for " 2d 

 premium " and white for ' ' 3d premium ; " one uses red for 

 " Ist premium," white for " 2d premium" and blue for " 3d 

 premium ; " and one has no fixed rule. As the rule of the 

 Board is in line with the practice in the majority of the 

 States, the committee recommended no change. 

 The report of the committee was accepted. 



Mr. F. H. Appleton submitted a proposition that section 1 

 of chapter 114 of the Public Statutes be amended by adding, 

 after the word " premiums" in the next to the last line, the 

 words " or shall otherwise apply for the encouragement or 

 improvement of agriculture or manufactures," so that the 

 section will correspond and agree with section 7 of said 

 chapter. 



Voted, To refer the matter to the executive committee. 



Mr. Bancroft, for the conmiittee on changes of time for 

 holding fairs, reported that no requests for changes had been 

 received, which report was accepted. 



Mr. Shaw stated that he understood the Bristol County 

 society wished a change of date and asked that the rule re- 

 garding changes of date be suspended. 



Voted, To suspend the rule. 



Voted, That the date for holding the fair of the Bristol 

 County society be changed to the fourth Tuesday after the 

 first Monday in September. 



The secretary read a communication from the secretary of 

 the Massachusetts State Grange relative to the use of score- 

 cards and scales of points as recommended by the State 

 Board ; also relative to exhibitions of oleomargarine and 

 butterine at the fairs of the several societies. 



Voted, on motion of Mr. F. H. Appleton, That the matter 

 be referred to the committee on Dairy Bureau and agricult- 

 ural products, with instructions to report at the next annual 

 meeting. 



The secretary read a communication from Mr. Ethan 

 Brooks of West Springfield in regard to the propriety of 

 societies offering premiums for small nurseries of apple trees 



