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Mr. B. P. Ware of the Essex Society, after fifteen years of 

 service ; Mr. Hiram Taylor of the Highhmd Society, after 

 three years of service ; and Mr. S. B. Bird of the Middle- 

 sex South Society, after twelve years of service. Death has 

 claimed no members during the year. 



Appendix. 



In the Appendix will be found a report of the National 

 Farmers' Congress at Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 22-24, 1892, 

 made to His Excellency the Governor by Hon. Daniel 

 Needham of Groton. This report was transmitted to the 

 secretary of the Board of Agriculture by His Excellency the 

 Governor, with the request that it be included in this volume. 



In the Appendix will also be found the Annual Report of 

 the State Cattle Commissioners (Senate Document No. 5). 



WM. R. SESSIONS, 

 Secretary of the Stale Board of Agriculture. 



Boston, February, 1893. 



