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Voted, *That the Committees on Ploughing and Drawing 

 with Oxen and Horses, be required to call the contestants to- 

 gether and read to them the rule, "that all teams must be en- 

 tered in the names of their owners," and require that this rule 

 be strictly complied with. 



Voted, That all stock shall be fed during the Exhibition ; 

 and longer if it is of necessity prevented from leaving. 



Numerous amendments were made to the premium list, as 

 will appear when published. 



Voted, That an exhibition and trial of agricultural imple- 

 ments, mowers, horse rakes, tedders, and other machines, be 

 held in June next, under the direction of the Trustees ; and 

 the sum of One Hundred Dollars be appropriated for that 

 purpose, and that the President and Secretary appoint a time 

 and place for holding the meeting. 



Voted, To liold the next Cattle Show and Exhibition at 

 Dan vers. 



Voted, That the President appoint a committee of seven, 

 to present to the Trustees, at tlieir meeting in June next, a 

 list of Committees for the next Show. 



The following gentlemen were appointed : — Geo. B. Lor- 

 ing, J. D. W. French, Bennett Griffin, A. B. Fellows, Jos. 

 S. How, J. B. Swett and Paul T. Winkley. 



Voted, To appropriate the sum of fifty dollars toward a 

 memorial to be erected to commemorate the life and services 

 of the late Alexander Agassiz. 



Voted, That the Secretary be authorized to appoint an 

 assistant at his discretion. 



Voted, That a committee of five persons be chosen to re- 

 port to the Trustees in June as to the expediency of providing 

 covered pens for animals at the Show, estimating the expense, 

 &c. 



*NoTE. This vote was passed ou account of information that parties 

 had hired or borrowed cattle and horses of others to compete for the 

 premiums the present year. 



