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Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden. — First 43 annual reports, 

 47th, 50th, 51st, 52d, 53d. 



Highland. — 1871, and all previous to 1867. 



Hoosac Valley. — First 5 annual reports, 7th annual report, 

 1866. 



Housatonic. — 1866, and all previous to 1865. 



Marshfield. — 1867, 1870. 



Martha's Vineyard. — All previous to 1866. 



Middlesex. — 1858, 1873, 1876, 1877, 1879, and all previous to 

 1854. 



Middlesex North. — 1857, 1862, 1874. 



Middlesex South. — 1857, 1858, 1859, 1861, 1877, 1884. 



Nantucket. — 1857, 1863, 1869, 1870, 1871. 



Plymouth County. — 1854, 1856, 1858 to 1860 inclusive, 1862, 

 1865, and all previous to 1853. 



Union. — 1873, 1876 to 1880 inclusive. 



Worcester. — 1827 to 1830 inclusive, 1832 to 1842 inclusive, 

 1860 to 1867 inclusive, 1878 to 1882 inclusive. 



Worcester North. — 11th annual report, 1863. 



Worcester South. — 1862 to 1866 inclusive, 1870, and all pre- 

 vious to 1861. 



Worcester County West. — All previous to 1867. 



We also lack the transactions of the old Bristol County 

 Central Society for the year 1871, and any since 1876 ; and 

 of the old Worcester South East Society the 3d, 4th and 

 5th annual reports, and the 8th annual report, 1807. 



A Board of forty-five members is a large one for effective 

 work, but, by the appointment of delegates to visit the 

 several societies, an examinino; committee of the Agri- 

 cultural College, a committee on legislation and an execu- 

 tive committee to act for the Board in emergencies, and the 

 secretary and his clerk in constant attendance in this office, 

 the duties of the Board are well attended to. The members 

 are as a whole painstaking, and willing to spend time and 

 talents for the promotion of the agricultural interests of the 

 State. During the past year one of the oldest and most 

 honored members of the Board, Hon. Velorous Taft of West 

 Upton, has been removed by death. His long connection 

 with the Board, and his large and varied experience in 

 public positions, made his counsels valuable to all the 

 members. Resolutions of respect to his memory will be 



