No. 4.] ANNUAL MEETING. 229 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board met at 10 a.m., Second Vice-President Wood 

 in the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Allen, F. H. Appleton, J. S. Appleton, 

 Baker, Barms, Barton, Benedict, Bowditch, Brewster, Burs- 

 ley, Clark, Damon, Davis, Ellsworth, Gleason, Goodell, 

 Goodspeed, Hall, Hersey, Howard, Kilhourn, Lloyd, Pratt, 

 Reed, Richardson, Sargent, Sessions, Smith, Stockwell, 

 Taft, Thayer, Thurston, Whitmore and E. W. Wood. 



The records of the first day were read and approved. 



Voted, That the pamphlet of laws relating to the Board 

 of Agriculture and the agricultural societies, with the by- 

 laws and regulations of the Board, be reprinted. 



Voted, That a committee of five be appointed by the 

 Chair, three to be members of the Board and two to be 

 prominent citizens of the State, to act as a committee of 

 arrangements for the meeting of the Farmers' National Con- 

 gress, which is to be held on invitation of the Board of 

 Agriculture in Boston next autumn. The Chair appointed 



F. H. Appleton, J. W. Stockwell, W. A. Kilbourn, John 



G. Avery of Spencer and R. G. F. Candage of Brookline. 



At this point First Vice-President Grixxell came in and 

 assumed the chair. 



Mr. C. K. Brewster read an essay on "The Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College : its criticisms ; its benefits," 

 which was accepted, and will be found printed in this volume. 



Voted, That the two members over the number necessary 

 to fill the committees be assigned one to the committee on 

 domestic animals and sanitation and one to the committee on 

 Agricultural College and education. 



