No. 4.] ANNUAL MEETING. 359 



of the Board which requires the premiums awarded to be des- 

 ignated by colors, first blue, second red and third white, so 

 that it may be first red, second white and third lilue. 



Voted, That the request be referred to the executive com- 

 mittee, with instructions to consider it, and report recom- 

 mendations to the next annual meeting. 



Voted, That the election of secretary and other officers be 

 assigned to 2 o'clock. 



Mr. J. E. Kimball read an essay on " The Relation of 

 Public Schools to Agriculture," which was accepted, and will 

 be found printed in this volume. 



Mr. Q. L. Reed read an essay on "The Benefits Resulting 

 from Agricultural Societies," which was accepted, and will 

 be found printed in this volume. 



Voted, On motion of Mr. Bancroft, that the thanks of the 

 Board 1)e transmitted l)y the secretary to the Massachusetts 

 Agricultural College Alumni Club of Massachusetts for the 

 handsome entertainment accorded to the Board last evening. 



Mr. L. S. Richards read an essay on "Going West," 

 which was accepted, and will be found printed in this 

 volume. 



The secretary presented a communication from the chair- 

 man of committee on Good Roads Congress, asking election 

 of a member for advisory council, and for the appointment 

 of two deleo-ates to Good Roads Congress at Chicasro in Octo- 

 ber next. 



Voted, That the Board accept the invitation, and em- 

 power the secretary and chairman of the executive commit- 

 tee to appoint a member for the council and the two dele- 

 gates. 



Voted, That the matter of transportation of milk by rail 

 be referred to the committee on legislation, with instructions 

 to consider the matter of leoislation controllino- the freiijht 

 charges of the railroads, and, if in their judgment it is proper 

 and necessary, to favor such legislation. 



