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secretary was directed to edit and transmit the several 

 reports to the societies, with instructions to print the same 

 in their local papers or in their next annual transactions. 



The Governor of the Commonwealth, who is a member of 

 the Board, came in at 12.30 o'clock, but declined to take the 

 chair as president of the Board, preferring to sit with the 

 Board as a member thereof. 



Geo. L. Clemence read an essay on " Care and Manage- 

 ment of Milch Cows," which was accepted, and will be found 

 printed in this volume. 



At 12.30 the meeting adjourned to 2 p.m. 



The Board was called to order at 2 p.m., Mr. Guinnell 

 in the chair. 



The committee on place for holding the public winter 

 meeting reported, by their chairman, that the meeting should 

 be held at Horticultural Hall, Boston. 



The report was accepted, and the Board voted to hold the 

 next public winter meeting in Boston. 



A committee of arrangements for the public winter meet- 

 ing, to act with the secretary, was appointed : Messrs. 

 Wood, Bowditch, Ware, Rawson, Appleton and Bowker. 



Wm. H. Bowker read an essay on "The Massachusetts 

 Board of Agriculture and the Agricultural Societies : can 

 they broaden and improve their Work ? " which was accepted, 

 and will be found printed in this volume. 



On motion of Mr. Appleton, Voted, That a special com- 

 mittee of live be appointed by the Chair, to whom shall be 

 referred all essays read at this annual meeting and printed 

 in the annual report, and who shall report at the next 

 annual meeting any portion of these essays that the said 

 committee deem advisable for this Board to take special 

 action upon : Messrs. Appleton, Wood, Hersey, Shaler and 

 Bowker. 



