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offices in the gi'ange. Member, Barre Grange and Worcester West 

 Agricultural Society. Interested in fruit growing, dairying and 

 pure-bi'ed Holsteins. 



Norman T. Smith, West Springfield, Hampden County. — Age, 

 eighty years. Vice-president, HamjDden Agricultural Society, and 

 for five years master of West Springfield Grange, No. 147. Member 

 of New England and Bay State Agricultural societies, and milk in- 

 spector for West Springfield. Interested in general farming, with 

 fruit growing, dairying, poultry raising and market-gardening as 

 specialties. 



L. W. West, Hadley, Hampshire County. — Age, seventy-eight 

 years. President of Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Agricul- 

 tural Society; also president of Hampshire Agricultural Society and 

 delegate to State Board of Agriculture. Member of Hope of Hadley 

 Grange since its organization. Interested in general farming, with 

 fruit growing, dairying, poultry raising and market-gardening as 

 specialties. 



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Jesse Allen, Oakham, Worcester County. — Age, sixty-five j'ears. 

 President, Worcester West Agricultural Society for two years. At 

 present president^ Oakham Farmers' Club. Interested in general 

 farming, with fruit gi'owing and dairying as si:)ecialties. 



E. F. Collins, Southborough, Worcester County. — Not heard 

 from. 



Thaddeus Graves^ Hatfield, Hampshire County. - — Not heai-d 

 from. 



Watson F. Hammond, Mashpee, Barnstable County. — Age, 

 seventj'-six years. Interested in general farming, with cranberry 

 culture as a specialty. 



Elmer D. Howe, Marlborough, Middlesex County. — Age, fifty- 

 two years. Secretary, lecturer, overseer and master of subordinate 

 gi-ange; secretary, master and member of executive committee. State 

 grange; trustee of Massachusetts Agricultural College for twenty 

 years; also trustee of Middlesex South Agricultural Society. Mem- 

 ber of First Church of Marlborough, Marlborough Grange, Massa- 

 chusetts Fruit Growers' Association, Massachusetts Dairymen's As- 

 sociation, Middlesex South Agricultural Society and Phi Sigma 

 Kappa. Interested in fruit growing and dairying. 



S. Frank Oliver, Avon, Norfolk County. — Age, seventy years. 

 Past Commander, C. M. Packard Post, G. A. R., of Avon, and 

 Past Grand Commander of Rising Star Lodge, I. 0. 0, F., of 

 Randolph. Interested in general farming, with dairying as a 

 specialty. 



Evan F. Richardson, Millis, Norfolk County. — Age, forty-six 



