244 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



At 12.30 o'clock the Board adjourned to 2 p.m. 



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

 in the chair. 



The secretary presented a report upon the injurious and 

 beneficial birds of Massachusetts, under a resolution of the 

 House of Representatives of 1890. After slight amendment 

 the report was accepted, and adopted as the report of the 

 Board of Agriculture to the House of Representatives. The 

 report will be found printed in this volume. 



Voted, That the agricultural societies be required to print 

 a revised list of their members in their transactions for 

 1891, unless such list has been printed in their transactions 

 within three years. 



Voted, That the societies be required to print in their 

 transactions the names of the officers for each year ensuing 

 their election. 



Voted, That amounts paid in premiums to parties not 

 residents of this State shall not be considered in predicating 

 the amount of State bounty the societies shall receive. 



Voted, That the secretary be instructed to notify the 

 societies that they will be required to make their returns in 

 strict compliance with the provisions of law and the regula- 

 tions of the Board. 



Voted, That any unfinished business or any new business 

 that may arise before the next annual meeting be left in the 

 hands of the executive committee, with power to act for the 

 Board, and that they be a committee on printing. 



A vote of thanks was unanimously tendered the chairman, 

 Mr. Grinnell, for the happy manner in which he had dis- 

 charged his duty as presiding officer. 



The minutes of the last da} r were then read and approved. 



Adjourned. 



WILLIAM R. SESSIONS, 



Secretary. 



