1891.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT — No. 4. 319 



Plan of Reorganization. 



First. — Let the State be divided into nine districts, 

 based upon its agricultural population, each district to have 

 a representative on this Board, to hold his office for three 

 years ; except the first term, when three would fall out the 

 first year and three more the second year, and after that 

 the election would proceed in regular order ; or we might 

 take the Congressional districts, allowing one delegate from 

 each district, as is the case in Illinois. 



Second. — Let each agricultural society nominate a candi- 

 date for representative to the Board. In some districts 

 there would be several candidates, or as many as there were 

 societies, which would promote rivalry and interest. 



Third. — Invite the farmers of each district to vote on 

 the candidates nominated by the different societies, voting by 

 postal card, the one receiving the highest number of votes 

 to represent the district on the Board for three years. This 

 plan would call for an election in three of the districts each 

 year, all the districts voting the first year, and after that the 

 order of voting to be determined by lot, or any other fair 

 way. 



Fourth. — Have, if you please, three members as now, 

 at large, appointed by the Governor, who can stand for the 

 State or for Suffolk County. 



Fifth. — Add to the Board, either by election of the 

 Board itself, or appointment by the Governor, five special- 

 ists ; namely, a chemist, a botanist and geologist, an ento- 

 mologist and ornithologist, a veterinarian, and an engineer. 

 These should be ex officio members of the Board, besides 

 the Governor and president of the Agricultural College, as 

 at present, and also the secretary, who should be elected by 

 the Board. The Board would then be made up of sixteen 

 or seventeen members, instead of forty-five, as at present. 

 If this seems too small or too large, the districts in the 

 State could be inoreased or reduced i but I would not reduce 

 the number of specialists, if we would have the work of the 

 Board of a high order. 



Sixth. — Abolish the cattle commission as it now stands, 

 and elect three members of this Board, who shall be known 



