236 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



son, Pratt, Rawson, Reed, Rowley, Sargent, Shaler, Shaw, 

 Sheldon, G. S. Taylor, H. Taylor, Varnum, Ware and 

 Wood. 



A committee of three, on assignment of delegates, was 

 appointed : Messrs. Ware, Wood and Mills. 



A committee of three, on place for holding the public 

 winter meeting, was appointed : Messrs. Cruickshanks, 

 Newhall and Hersey. 



A committee of three, on changes of time for holding 

 fairs, was appointed : Messrs. Bowditch, J. G. Avery and 

 Holbrook. 



A committee of three, to nominate members of the execu- 

 tive committee, was appointed : Messrs. Bird, Pratt and 

 Clapp. 



A committee of three, to nominate members of examining 

 committee of the Agricultural College, was appointed : 

 Messrs. Horton, H. Taylor and Hayden. 



A committee of three, on essays for the next annual 

 meeting, was appointed : Messrs. Bowker, Shaw and Clem- 

 ence. 



Voted, That the committee on legislation consider the 

 propriety of asking the Legislature to amend section 2 of 

 chapter 114 of the Public Statutes so as to change the time 

 for filing the annual reports of the president and treasurer of 

 the several societies as to the financial condition of the 

 societies, from December 10 to January 10 ; and so as to 

 require societies to make such financial returns as the Board 

 may require, and if they shall think such amendment advisable, 

 to have the necessary order introduced into the Legislature 

 before the expiration of the time for introduction of new 

 business. 



The report of the examining committee of the Agricultural 

 College was read by the chairman, Geo. S. Taylor, and was 

 by vote of the Board accepted and adopted as the report of 

 the Board of Agriculture to the Legislature. 



The reports of the delegates to the several societies were 

 read a second time by their titles, and accepted, and the 



