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raising are the phases of agi'iculture to which he has devoted his 

 energies. 



William H. Snow, Becket, Berkshire County. — Mr. Snow, 

 now seventy-two years old, was formerly a member of the Board 

 of Agriculture for three years, representing the Highland Agricultu- 

 ral Society of which he has been president for two years, and also 

 has held ofifice as vice-president and as one of the directors. He was 

 elected master of Becket Grange about 1874 and is treasurer at the 

 present time; he was also made a master Mason in 1874. His inter- 

 ests are dairying, fruit gi-owing and poultry raising. 



RuFUS A. Thayer, Randolph, Plymouth County. — Not heard 

 from. 



The remaining correspondents who have served the agri- 

 culture of the Commonwealth in the capacity of crop re- 

 porters are classified in the following groups according to 

 the number of years' service, the numbers in the center of the 

 page indicating the length of service of the different groups. 



Only those who served up to October, 1912, are included 

 in this list. Had time and space permitted the names of all 

 those who have rendered such service, if only for a short time, 

 would have been printed. 



Had space permitted, the names of all those who have sig- 

 nified their willing-ness to act as correspondents in the future, 

 either general or special, would have been added to this list. 



24. 



Cyrus M. Allen, Franklin, Norfolk County. — Age, eighty-two 

 years. Offices held: president and secretary, Franklin Fanners' 

 Club ; member for six years of Massachusetts Cattle Owners' Associa- 

 tion, also director of that association; lecturer, Franklin Grange for 

 several years. Fanning interests, fruit-growing, dairying and poultry 

 raising. 



F. G. Arnold, Touisset, Bristol County. — Age, fifty-four years. 

 Secretary, Swansea Mill Producers' Association. Interested in gen- 

 eral farming, with dairying as a specialty, 



Horatio Bisbee, Bisbees (Chesterfield), Hampshire County. — 

 Age, seventy-nine years. Helped locate the grounds of the Hillside 

 Agricultural Society in Cummington in 1884; member of the build- 

 ing committee of that society, and its vice-president for many years ; 

 also a member of the Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Agricul- 

 tural Society. Interested in general farming, with dairying as a 

 specialty. 



