No. 4.] ANNUAL MEETING. 345 



Resolved, That we, a meeting of farmers of Essex County, re- 

 quest the State Board of Agriculture to consider the expediency 

 of taking action towards securing such change in the laws as shall 

 authorize the director of said station to publish the valuation, as 

 was previously done. 



Resolved, That we request our delegate to present this matter 

 at the meeting of the State Board of Agriculture in February next. 



After discussion the resolutions were laid on the table. 



The report of the examining committee of the Agricultural 

 College was read by the chairman, Mr. Charles A. Mill's, 

 and was, by vote of the Board, accepted and adopted as the 

 report of the Board of Agriculture to the Legislature. 



The executive committee, by its chairman, Mr. Wood, re- 

 ported concerning the delinquent societies and reasons given 

 therefor, and recommended that all except the Hampshire, 

 Franklin and Hampden be excused, and the secretary be 

 instructed to write them that they are excused, but must 

 comply with all laws and regulations in the future ; and that 

 the Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden be strongly censured 

 and notified that measures will be taken to withhold the 

 bounty next year unless the society complies strictly with 

 all laws and regulations of the Board. 



Voted, That the report of the committee be accepted and 

 the recommendations adopted. 



Voted, on motion of Mr. Cushman, That the election of 

 officers and appointment of committees be assigned to Thurs- 

 day at 10 A.M. 



Mr. Edmund Hersey read an essay on " Cranberry 

 culture," which was accepted and will be found printed in 

 this volume. 



Mr. William Bancroft read an essay on " The pleasures of 

 farming," which was accepted and will be found printed in 

 this volume. 



Voted, That the laws relating to the Board of Agriculture 



