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BOARD OF AGEICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Live stock. 



Nomenclature 

 of fruits. 



Farmers' 

 institutes. 



2. The Board recommends that all live stock entered 

 for exhibition be kept on the grounds through the entire 

 exhibition. 



3. The Board recommends that the various societies in 

 the nomenclature of fruits at their exhibitions and in their 

 publications conform to the catalogue of the American 

 Pomological Society. 



4. The Board recommends and earnestly requests that 

 each agricultural society, at its annual meeting, fix the 

 dates at which it will hold the several institutes required 

 under Rule 16, and the subjects it desires to have dis- 

 cussed, and as soon as possible notify the secretary of the 

 Board if it desires assistance in the procuring of lecturers. 



Dates for 

 holding fairs. 



Agricultural Exhibitions. 



The time for holding the fairs of the agricultural socie- 

 ties receiving bounty from the State of Massachusetts 

 shall be as follows : — 



Amesbury and Salisbury, fourth Tuesday after the fii'st Monday 

 in September. 



Attleborough, fifth Tuesday after the first Monday in Sep- 

 tember, 



Barnstable County, second Tuesday after the first Monday in 

 September. 



Berkshire, second Tuesday after the first Monday in Sep- 

 tember. 



Blaekstone Valley, fourth Tuesday after the first Monday in 

 September. 



Bristol County, fourth Tuesday after the first Monday in Sep- 

 tember. 



Deerfield Valley, second Thursday after the first Monday in 

 Speteraber. 



Eastern Hampden, third Tuesday after the first Monday in 

 September. 



Essex, third Tuesday after the first Mondaj^ in September. 



Franklin County, third Thursday after the first Monday in 

 September. 



Hampden, third Thursday after the first Monday in Sep- 

 tember. 



Hampshire, fourth Tuesday after the first Monday in Sep- 

 tember. 



Hampshire, Franklin and Hamj^den, third Tuesday after the 

 first Monday in September. 



Highland, first Wednesday after the first Monday in Sep- 

 tember. 



Hillside, fourth Tuesday after the first Monday in September. 



