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sessor, overseer of poor and member of board of health, acting as sec- 

 retary of the latter board from 1906 to 1911; representative in the 

 Genei'al Court from First Bristol District, 1911. Interested in gen- 

 eral farming, with fruit growing, dairying and poultry raising as 

 specialties. 



William H. Davenport, Griswoldville (Colrain), Franklin County. 

 — Age, fifty years. Four years secretary and treasurer of National 

 American Dominique Club, and at the present time president of said 

 club. Life member of American Poultry Association. Interested in 

 apple growing and poultry raising, 



Frank "W. Derby, Westminster, Worcester County. — Age, forty- 

 five years. Master of Westminster Grange from 1907 to 1911. In- 

 terested in general farming. 



E. Jasper Fisher, Mansfield, Bristol County. — Has acted as crop 

 reporter for United States Department of Agriculture for many 

 years, making two reports a month for the past two years. Inter- 

 ested in poultry raising and cranberry culture. 



William W. Foster, Lanesborough, Berkshire County. — Age, 

 forty-five years. Served as master of Lanesborough Grange three 

 years, treasurer two years and overseer one year. Member of Royal 

 Arcanum. Interested in general farming, with fruit growing, daiiy- 

 ing and poultry raising as specialties. 



Eugene D. Griswold, Buckland, Franklin County. — Age, thirty- 

 six years. Past master of Buckland Grange, and member of gi'ange 

 at present time. 



Ward A. Harlow, Cummington, Hampshire County. — Age, 

 sixty-two years. Served as president of Hillside Agricultural So- 

 ciety; deputy of Massachusetts State Grange ten years; master of 

 Cummington Grange five years; and master of Hillside Pomona 

 Grange two years. Member of State Board of Agriculture three 

 years. Interested in fruit growing, dairying and poultry raising. 



William N. Howard, North Easton, Bristol County. — Age, forty- 

 one years. Ex-member, State Board of Agriculture; past master 

 of Old Colony Pomona Grange and of Easton Grange. Served as 

 clerk of committee on agi'iculture in Legislature of 1910-11. Inter- 

 ested in general farming, with fruit growing and market-gardening 

 as specialties. 



Fred N. Laurence, Brimfield, Hampden County. — Age, forty- 

 six years. Vice-president, Worcester South Agricultural Society; 

 past master, Brimfield Grange; lecturer of Brimfield Grange and 

 overseer of Quaboag Pomona Grange. Assessor of town of Brim- 

 field for five years. Interested in fruit growing and dairjdng. 



L. E. Littlefield, Holliston, Middlesex County. — Not heard 

 from. 



Howard M. Munroe, Lexington, Middlesex County. — Age, forty- 

 four years. Past master, Lexington Grange; vice-president, Amer- 



