232 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



On the Value of an Agricultural Training for Women. — 

 Messrs. Goodman, Wilder and Birnie. 



The Best Mode of Preventing the Injuries to Vegetation from 

 Insects. — Messrs. J. F. C. Hyde, Saltonstall and Peck. 



On the Value of a Regular System of Farm Accounts. — 

 Messrs. Bradford, Bassett and Ward. 



This Report was accepted and adopted. 



Voted.) That a Committee of three be appointed to report 

 upon the Necrology of the Board. Messrs. Bradford, Good- 

 man, and the Secretary. 



Voted., That the Committee on Roads and. Road Making be 

 authorized to report directly to the legislature. 



Mr. Saltonstall, for the Committee to which was referred the 

 paper relating to Farmers' Institutes, having submitted a Report 

 upon the merits of the proposition, and recommended its refer- 

 ence to a Committee to consider and report at the next annual 

 meeting, it was so 



Voted., To refer the subject to a Committee of three, consist- 

 ing of Messrs. Loring, Pierce and Slade. 



Voted, That all unfinished business be referred to the Com- 

 mittee on Printing with full powers. 



Mr. Wilder, on behalf of the Committee, then submitted the 

 following Report on 



FRUIT CULTURE. 



The undersigned, concurring in the principles and practice 

 set forth in the lecture by Mr. Wilder, before the Board of Ag- 

 riculture, at their meeting in Pittsfield, would, however, call 

 attention to a few of those considerations, which are deemed 

 most necessary for the successful cultivation of fruits. 



Among these, we would name as important, — 



The thorough and perfect drainage of the land, either natural 

 or artificial. 



The proper preparation of the soil, clean cultivation, and 

 constant care of orchards. 



The necessity of excluding grass, grain and all other crops 



