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ciety, and the efforts it was now making to obtain 

 from Europe the most valuable kinds of stock to 

 improve our own. 



On motion of Hon. Geo. Denny, of Worcester, 

 it wrfs voted that a Committee, to consist of one 

 from each society, be appointed to take into consid- 

 eration the time of the several societies' exhibi- 

 tions, so that they may not interfere with each other. 



While the above motion was pending, a spirited 

 discussion ensued upon the indispensible impor- 

 tance of systematizing the action of the various ag- 

 ricultural societies in the Commonwealth, so that 

 the best interests of the farmer might be promoted. 

 The discussion was conducted by Hon. J. H. W. 

 Page, President of the Bristol Society, Col. Wilder, 

 Mr. Dodge, Mr. Denny, Dr. Reed, Mr. Bagg, Mr. 

 Gray. Mr. Sprague, Mr. Daggett, Mr. Proctor, 

 Hon. B. V. Fren^ch of Norfolk, Hon. J. T. Buck- 

 ingham of Middlesex, Dr. Gardner, Hon. R. C. 

 Winthrop of the State Society, Mr. Brown and 

 Hon. J. W. Lincoln, President of the Worcester 

 Society. 



The Committee for arranging the time for the 

 annual exhibition was then chosen as follows: — 

 Hon. M. P. Wilder, Hon. John C. Gray, Hon. J. 

 W. Lincoln, Hon. A. W. Dodge, Hon. J. W. 

 Proctor, Hon. Seth Sprague, Hon. J. H.W.Page, 

 Hon. H.W. Cushman, Dr. S. Reed, Richard Bagg, 

 Jr., Esq., Wm. O. Gorham, Esq., Charles H. 

 Bursley, Esq., S. Brown, Esq. 



On motion of Mr. French, voted that Hon. B. V. 

 French, J. W. Proctor, Esq., and Hon. Geo. Den- 

 ny, be a committee to report business to the Board. 



Voted, That the members of the agricultural press 

 be invited to take seats at the Board. 



The Board then adjourned to 3 o'clock, P. M. 



Afternoon Session. 



Mr. French, from the Business Committee, re- 

 ported that committees of three be appointed on each 

 of the following subjects, including the premiums 

 to be offered and the principles upon which they are 

 to be awarded, viz.: on Ploughing — Milch Cows 

 and Dairy Products, all other Live Stock, Farms 

 and improvement of lands, cultivation and measure- 

 ment of crops, agricultural implements, manufac- 

 tures. 



The committee on recommending specific days 

 for the annual exhibitions, submitted the following 

 report : — For Essex, last Wednesday but one in 

 September; Worcester, last Thursday but one in 

 September; Worcester, (West,) last Thursday in 

 September; Norfolk, last Wednesday in Septem- 

 ber; Middlesex, first Wednesday in October; Ply- 

 mouth, first Thursday in October; Barnstable, se- 

 cond Wednesday in October; Bristol, second Thurs- 

 sday in October; Hampden, last Thursday and Fri- 

 day in September; Housatonic, lastWednesday and 

 Thursday in September; Franklin, lastWednesday 

 and Thursday in Sept.; Berkshire, first Wednes- 

 day and Tlinrsday in October; Hampshire, Frank- 

 lin and Hampden, second Wednesday and Thurs- 

 day in October; Hampshire, third Wednesday in 

 October. 



Voted, That the officers and delegates to the 

 Board be authorized to invite the co-operation of 

 their different societies to carry into effect the above 

 recommendation. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Board be present- 

 ed to Mr. King and Dr. S. Reed and other editors, 



for their offer to publish the doings of the Board in 

 their several papers. 



Voted, That the Secretary be authorized to offer 

 for publication the proceedings of this meeting to 

 the various agricultural papers of the State. 



In conformity with a previous vote of the Board, 

 the President submitted the following lists of Com- 

 mittees, viz : 



ist. Ploughing. — JohnW. Proctor, Esq., Hon. 

 Seth Sprague, Hon. Johnson Gardner. 



2nd. Milch Cows and Dairy froducts. — Hon. 

 Geo. Denny, Hon. B. V. French, Hon. Allen W. 

 Dodge. 



3/y7. All other Live Stock. — Paoli Lothrop, Jo- 

 seph Howe, W. O. Gorham, Esqrs. 



ith. Farms and improvement of lands . Hon. J. 

 T. Buckingham, Hon. John Daggett, Horace Col- 

 lamore, Esqrs., 



5th. Cultivation of Crops. Hon. J. W. Lincoln, 

 Alfred Baker, Esq., Richard Bagg, Jr., Esq. 



Gth. Agricultural Implements. — Simon Brown, 

 Esq., Dr. S. Reed, Charles Bursley, Esq. 



7th. Manufactures. — Charles C. Sewall, Esq., 

 Gen. Samuel Chandler, Saml. Powers, Esq. 



The foregoing Committees were authorized to 

 report upon the various subjects referred to them, 

 at an adjourned meeting of the Board. 



Voted that a Committee of three be chosen to 

 report a Constitution and Bye-Laws, and what 

 further measures are necessary to organize the 

 Board. Hon. Henry W. Cushman, Professor W. 

 C. Fowler and James H. Knowles, Esq., were 

 chosen said Committee. 



On motion of Hon. B. V. French a Committee 

 of five was chosen to report on the subject of Ag- 

 ricultural Education, and the best measures to be 

 adopted for the encouragement of such education 



Upon this motion a very able debate followed. 

 The speakers did not differ as to the necessity and 

 propriety of legislative action — but several of them 

 advocated the action of public spirited individuals 

 jointly with the legislature, as in the foundation of 

 the State Normal Schools, and Reform School at 

 Westboro'. The discussion occupied most of the 

 afternoon session, and was conducted with much 

 ability by Professor Fowler, Mr. Dodge, Dr. 

 Reed, President Wilder, Mr. French, Mr. Gorham, 

 Mr. Daggett, Mr. Brown and Dr. Gardner. 



The following gentlemen were then cho;^en the 

 Committee — viz : Col. Wilder, Mr. Proctor, Pro- 

 cessor Fowler, Mr. Page and Dr. Reed. 



On motion of J. W. Proctor, Esqr, a Committee 

 of one from the Board was chosen to visit each 

 of the Agricultural Exhibitions the present year. 



The above vote was carried into effect by the 

 appointment of the following gentlemen, viz: 



The President, to visit the Hampshire exhibi- 

 tion. 



Mr. Dodge, the Hampshire, Franklin and Hamp- 

 den. 



Mr. Cushman, the Bristol. 



Dr. Gardner, the Franklin. 



Mr. Proctor, the Worcester. 



Mr. Lathrop, the Essex. 



Mr. Bagg, the Norfolk. 



Mr. Patje, the Barnstable. 



Mr. Whitaker, the Plymouth 



Mr. French, the Berkshire. 



Mr. Hubbard, the Worcester (West.) 



Professor Fowler, the Hampden. 



Mr. Sprague, the Middlesex. 



