342 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



AISTKUAL MEETma OF THE BOARD. 



The Board met at the office of the Secretary, in Boston, on 

 Tuesday, February 3, 1874, at 12 o'clock, His Excellency 

 Governor Washburn in the chair. 



Present : Messre. Baker, Boise, Chadbourne, Davis, Fay, 

 Graves, Hubbard, Knowlton, Ladd, Leavitt, McElwain, 

 Miles, Moore, Phinney, Sessions, Slade, Stone, Sturtevant, 

 Wakefield, Washburn and Wilder. 



Voted, To appoint a committee of three on the order of 

 business. Messrs. Wilder, Davis and Fay. 



This committee subsequently reported as follows : — 



1. Reports of Delegates. 



2. Reports on Subjects assigned for Essays. 



3. Report of the Committee on the Agricultural College. 



4. Reports of Committees appointed last year. 



5. Miscellaneous Business. 



6. Appointment of Delegates. 



The sessions to commence at 10 o'clock, a. m., each day. 

 The Committee on Selection of Subjects for Essays and on 

 the Annual Country Meeting to be appointed on Wednesday. 



(Signed) Marshall P. Wilder. 



Charles G. Davis. 

 Farwell F. Fay. 

 The report was accepted. 



Reports of delegates being in order. Dr. Wakefield reported 

 upon the Worcester West ; Mr. Kellogg upon the Essex ; 

 Mr. Stone upon the Worcester South ; Mr. Sessions upon the 

 Worcester South-East and upon the Union ; Mr. Phinney upon 

 the Franklin ; Mr. Hubbard upon the Deerfield Valley ; Mr. 

 Knowlton upon the Hampden East ; Mr. Sturtevant upon 

 the Housatonic ; Mr. Leavitt upon the Hoosac Valley ; Mr. 

 Baker upon the Norfolk ; Mr. Fay upon the Bristol Central ; 

 Mr. Graves upon the Plymouth ; Mr. Leavitt upon the Mar- 

 tha's Vineyard, and Mr. Allis (read by the Secretary) upon 

 the Worcester North. 



