No. 4.] ANNUAL MEETING. 349 



Committee on Dairy Bureau and agricultural products : C. L. 

 Hartshorn (chairman), D. A. Horton, G. L. Clemence, J. C. 

 Newhall and F. A. Palmer. 



Committee on Agricultural College and education : A. C. Varnum 

 (chairman), Geo. Cruickshanks, E. A. Harwood, J. E. Kimball 

 and J. BuRSLEY. 



Committee on experiments and station work : "Wm. H. Bowker 

 (chairman), C. L. Hartshorn, L. W. West, C. E. Ward and 

 H. A. Cook. 



Committee on forestry, roads and roadside improvements : F. 

 H. Appleton (chairman), E. Warren, J. H. Bourne, I. Alger 

 and S. M. Raymond. 



The Board approved of the nominations and the several 

 committees were declared elected. 



Mr. Bowker, for the committee to nominate experts, re- 

 ported nominations. Ballots being taken, the following 

 elections resulted : — 



Chemist, Dr. C. A. Goessmann of Amherst. 

 Entomologist, Prof. C. H. Fernald of Amherst. 

 Botanist and pomologist. Prof. S. T. Maynard of Amherst. 

 Veterinarian, Prof. Jas. B. Paige of Amlierst. 

 Engineer, Wm. Wheeler of Concord. 

 Ornithologist, E. H. Forbush of Maiden. 



Voted, That the secretary be authorized to procure such 

 tables and desks for the use of the Board in the new rooms^ 

 of the Board as in his judgment may be deemed necessary. 



Voted, on motion of Mr. Wood, That the executive com- 

 mittee of the Board petition the present Legislature to enact 

 such legislation as will make the secretary ex officio a mem- 

 ber of the Board of Agriculture. 



A vote of thanks was unanimously tendered the chairman 

 for the able and impartial manner in which he had discharged 

 his duty as presiding officer. 



Voted, on motion of Mr. Newhall, That the executive 

 committee be directed and authorized to petition Congress in 



