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following list of committees, who were requested to report 

 upon the various suhjects referred to them, at an adjourned 

 meeting of the board. 



PlodghixVg. — John W. Proctor, Seth Sprague, and Johnson 

 Gardner. 



Milch Cows and Dairy Products. — George Denny,* B. V. 

 French, and Allen W. Dodge. 



All other Live Stock. — Paoli Lathrop, Joseph Howe, and 

 W. A. Gorham. 



Farms and Lmprovement of Lands. — J. T. Backmgham, 

 John Daggett and Horace Collamore. 



Cultivation and Measurement of Crops. — J. W. Lincoln, 

 Alfred Baker, Richard Bagg, Jr. 



Agricultural Implements. — Simon Brown, S. Reed, and 

 Charles S. Bursley. 



Manufactures. — Charles C. Sewall, Samuel Chandler, and 

 Samuel Powers. 



On motion of Mr. French, a committee of five were chosen 

 to report on the subject of agricultural education, and the best 

 measures to be adopted for the encouragement of such educa- 

 tion. 



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 foun- 

 dation of the State Normal Schools, and Reform School, at 

 Westborough. The discussion occupied most of the afternoon 

 session. 



The following gentlemen were then chosen this committee, 

 viz. : the President, and Messrs. Proctor, Fowler, Page and 

 Reed. 



On motion, a committee of one was chosen to visit each of 

 the agricultural exhibitions, the present year, and report at the 

 adjourned meeting of the board. The names of the delegates 

 to the several societies or those who were substituted in their 

 place, will appear in connexion with the reports, which they 

 respectively submitted. 



* John W. Lineolo subttituted, after the decease of Mr. Denoj. 



