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also an act, passed iu 1891, to provide against Depredations by 

 the Insect known as the Ocneria dispar or Gypsy Moth. For 

 carrying out the provisions of this act the State has already appro- 

 priated more than half a million dollars. 



The officers of the Board are, a President, who is the Governor 

 of the Commonwealth, two Vice Presidents, a Secretary, and eight 

 Standing Committees ; said committees to consist of five members 

 each, except the Executive Committee, which consists of seven 

 members being composed of the Chairmen of the seven other com- 

 mittees. 



The eight Standing Committees are, an Executive Committee, a 

 Committee on Agricultural Societies, a Committee on Domestic 

 Animals and Sanitation, a Committee on the Gypsy Moth, Insects 

 and Birds, a Committee on the Dairy Bureau and Agricultural 

 Products, a Committee on the Agricultural College and Education, 

 a Committee on Experiment and Station work, and a Committee 

 on Forestry, Roads, and Roadside Improvements. 



At the present time the number of members constituting the 

 Board of Agriculture is forty-six. 



E. W. WOOD, 



Delegate from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



