82 



years. Lecturer, Massachusetts State grange; president, Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College Alumni Club of Massachusetts, 1912-13. 

 Interested in fruit growing and dairying. 



William E. Patrick, WaiTen, Worcester County, — Not heard 

 from. 



Albert S. Sherman, North Westport, Bristol County. — Age, 

 sixty-nine years. Secretary of the North Westport Farmers' Club 

 from 1874 to 1896. Interested in general farming, with fruit grow- 

 ing and daii-j'ing as specialties. 



21. 



Isaac Alger, Attleborough, Bristol County. — Age, eighty-two 

 years. Member of State Board of Agriculture. Interested in gen- 

 eral farming, with fruit gi'owing, dairying, market-gardening and 

 cranberry culture as specialties. 



John Bursley, West Barnstable, Barnstable County. — Age, 

 fifty-four years. Member of executive committee of the Barnstable 

 County Agricultui-al Society ; past master of East Sandwich Grange, 

 and for eight years a deputy of Massachusetts State Grange. In- 

 terested in general farming, with dairying as a specialty. 



William P. Brooks, Ph.D., Amherst, Hampshire County. — 

 Age, sixty-one years. President, Hampshire County Agi-icultural 

 Society; second vice-president, American Association of Agi'icultural 

 Colleges and Experiment Stations; agriculturist, experiment station 

 since 1889; director, experiment station since 1905; member. So- 

 ciety for Promoting Agriculture; National Health League; Forestry 

 Association; honorary member. Educational Society of Hokkaid, 

 Japan; contributor to second, third and fourth, and editor of fifth 

 and sixth, annual reports, Imperial College of Agriculture of Japan ; 

 contributor to Transactions, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and 

 to agricultural reports of United States and Massachusetts. Author 

 of "Agriculture" (3 volumes), 1901, and "General Agriculture, 

 Dairying and Poultry Farming." Interested in all branches of farm- 

 ing. 



W. V. Thompson, Westborough, Worcester County. — Age, sixty 

 years. Served in all the officer of the subordinate and Pomona 

 Granges. Interested in general farming, with dairying and poultry 

 raising as specialties. 



20. 



John H. Lane, North Brookfield, Worcester County. — Ser^-ed the 

 grange as purchasing agent for many years ; member of local grange 

 twenty years; member, Pomona Grange ten years. Interested in 

 general farming, with fruit growing, dairjung, poultry raising and 

 cranberry culture. 



