352 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Puli. Doc. 



Voted, That the executive committee be instructed to 

 secure if possil)le a suital)le portrait of the second secretary 

 of the Board, Hon. John E, Russell, that it may be hung 

 upon the walls of the office of the Board, 



The report of the committee appointed at the last annual 

 meeting to take into consideration any changes that should 

 l)e made in relation to the holding of fairs, and the advis- 

 al)ility of trotting in connection with them, was read by the 

 chairman, Mr. Rawson, and the following recommendations 

 were adopted : — 



Voted, That the relations of the Board of Agriculture to 

 the chartered agricultural societies of the State should be 

 chiefl}^ advisory, and beyond that, the Board should not seek 

 to control the details of their management, except so far as 

 they relate to the expenditure of the State bounty of six 

 hundred dollars ; l)ut in the disbursement of that bounty this 

 Board, as representing the State, should, from time to time, 

 designate the objects for which it can be used, under the 

 statute, prescribing certain rules and regulations as to its use, 

 which each society should be required to follow in order to 

 more fully carry out the real intention of the act, and to bet- 

 ter promote the cause of agriculture throughout the State. 



Voted, That in awarding premiums, especially on live 

 stock, vegetables and fruits, there shall be established by 

 this Board a scale of points, which shall l)e adopted by all 

 the societies, so that there shall be a uniform standard 

 throughout the State. 



Voted, That in awarding prizes for l)utter and cheese, field 

 crops and experiments, a written statement shall accompany 

 each entry, setting forth how the butter or cheese was made, 

 the crop raised, or the experiment conducted ; in short, giv- 

 ing a brief history in relation to the matter. 



Voted, That in the judging of all live stock, fruit and veg- 

 etables, each society shall employ an expert, or experts, un- 

 less excused by the executive committee of the Board. These 

 expert judges shall be instructed to appoint a time for lis- 

 tening to ajjpeals, and to give their reasons for the decisions 

 at which they have arrived, if called for ; but their decisions 

 shall be final. 



