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stead for many years. Interested in general farming, with fi-uit 

 growing as a specialty. 



Dr. Jabez Fisher, Fitchburg, Worcester County. — Age, eighty- 

 nine years. Member of Board of AgTiculture for six years; secre- 

 tary and president, Worcester North Agricultural Society. Inter- 

 ested in fruit growing. Has been referred to as " the Tolstoi of 

 New England." 



William H. Hunt, Concord, Middlesex County. — Age, seventy- 

 three years. Secretary of Middlesex Agricultural Society for many 

 years; member of Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Interested 

 in general farming, with fi-uit gTowing as a specialty. 



Herbert R. Kinney, Worcester, Worcester County. — Age, fifty- 

 three years. President, Tatnuck Farmers' Club; vice-president, 

 Worcester County Horticultural Society; secretary and treasurer, 

 Worcester County Market Gardeners' Association; member of Mas- 

 sachusetts Horticultural Society, Bay State Agricultural Society, 

 Worcester County Horticultural Society, Worcester Agricultural 

 Society and Tatnuck Farmers' Club. Interested in fruit growing, 

 market-gardening and poultry raising. 



Baxter P. Pike, Topsfield, Essex County. — Age, sixty-eight 

 years. Trustee, Essex Agricultural Society and master of Topsfield 

 Grange. Interested in general farming, specializing in dairying, 

 and being the first farmer to sell milk in Topsfield. 



T. A. Rogers, West Springfield, Hampden County. — Age, 

 seventy-six years. Director, Old Hampden Agricultural Society; 

 member, Hampden Harvest Club for thirty-eight years. Interested 

 in general farming, specializing in finiit growing and dairying, 



Charles D. Sage, New Braintree, Worcester County. — Age, 

 sixty-four years. Past master, New Braintree Grange; lecturer, 

 Quaboag Pomona Grange; secretary. New Braintree Farmers' Club; 

 vice-president, Spencer Farmers' and Mechanics' Association; vice- 

 president, Boston Co-operative Milk Producers' Association; presi- 

 dent at present time of Producers' and Consumers' Milk Company. 

 Member of Holstein-Friesian Association of America; also Ayrshire 

 Breeders' Association; New Braintree Grange; General Farmers' 

 Club; Hai-vest Club; Spencer Agi-icultural Society; Holstein Club; 

 Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association and Cattle Owners' As- 

 sociation. Interested in general farming, with fruit gi'owing and 

 dairying as specialties. 



George W. Sanderson, Littleton, Middlesex County, — Died Nov. 

 24, 1912. 



John L, Smith, Barre, Worcester County. — Age, fifty-three 

 years. President, treasurer and trustee of Worcester West Agricul- 

 tural Society; delegate to State Board of Agriculture for two terms; 

 and master of Barre Grange for seven years, having held nearly all 



