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Voted, That a committee of seven be appointed, with full 

 power to appear before the legislature, to secure suitable 

 modifications to the Act concernino; commercial fertilizers. 

 Messrs. Chadbom-ne, Wilder, Graves, Stone, Fearing, Slade 

 and Sessions. 



The reports of delegates were then taken up for a second 

 reading, read by their titles and accepted. 



Vofed, That, hereafter, the Secretary be instructed to with- 

 hold his approval of the payment of any state Ijounty to any 

 society which shall exhibit grade or native bulls at their annual 

 exhibitions. 



The Examinino; Committee of the Massachusetts Agricult- 

 iiral College was constituted by the appointment of Messrs. 

 Chadbourne, Sturtevant and Root. 



Mr. Chadbourne, from the committee appointed to suggest 

 a list of subjects for essays, submitted the following re- 

 port : — 



1. Methods of Improving Fruits. Messrs. Wilder, Sargent, Sessions. 



2. Cheap Transportation and Marketing of Farm Products. Messrs. 



Kellogg, Sanderson, Leavitt. 



3. Saving and Preparation of Manures on the Farm. Messrs. Wakefield, 



Cole, Ladd. 



4. Structure and Position of Farm Buildings. Messrs. Stone, IMcElwain, 



Root. 



5. On the Size and Conduct of Farms in Massachusetts. Messrs. 



L. P. Warner, Baker, Ilawes. 



6. Tree Planting and Culture. Messrs. Hadwen, Sai-gent, Myrick. 



7. Mental Faculties of Domestic Animals. Messrs. Chadbourne, Vincent, 



Wakefield. 



8. The Best Mode of Subduing and Utilizing for Tillage the Salt Marshes 



in this State after they ^re drained. Messrs. Goessmann, Loring and 

 Phinney. 



9. Field and Garden Seeds. Messrs. Moore, W. L. Warner and Slade. 



10. Agricultural Improvements — From what source do tliey come ? 

 Messrs. Goodale, Miles, Knowlton. 



