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The report of the committee was accepted and adopted. 



An abstx*act of the annual report of the secretary was pre- 

 sented, read and accepted. 



The records of the executive committee, acting for the 

 Board, were read by the secretary and approved, and the 

 acts of the committee were adopted as the actions of the 

 Board. 



The report of the Dairy Bureau was read by the assistant 

 to the executive officer of the Bureau, Mr. Geo. M. Whit- 

 aker, and was accepted by vote of the Board. 



The committee on agricultural societies, by Mr. Kilbourn, 

 chairman, presented a written report, which was accepted 

 and adopted. 



The committee on domestic animals and sanitation, by Mr. 

 Damon, chairman, presented a written report, which was ac- 

 cepted and adopted. 



The report of the committee on gypsy moth, insects and 

 birds was presented at the special meeting of the Board at 

 Amherst, Dec. 8, 1898, and was accepted and adopted at 

 that time. 



The report of the committee on Agricultural College and 

 education was read by the secretary of the committee, Mr. J. 

 W. Stockwell, and by vote of the Board was accepted and 

 adopted as the report of the Board to the Legislature. 



The committee on experiments and station work, by Mr. 

 Edmund Hersey, chairman, presented a written report, which 

 was accepted and adopted. 



The committee on forestry, roads and roadside improve- 

 ments, by Gen. F. H. Appleton, chairman, presented a re- 

 port, which was accepted and adopted. 



