258 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



ANNUAL MEETING IN BOSTON. 



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

 Thursday, January 28, at 12 o'clock, M. 



Present: Messrs. Bassett, Blair, Boise, Brown, Bull, Clark, 

 Clement, Cole, Davis, Durfee, Fearing, Hubbard, Johnson, 

 King, Knowlton, Moore, Morton, Pierce, Porter, Sanderson, 

 Slade, Stone, Thompson, Ward and Watkins. 



Dr. Durfee was requested to preside, and accordingly took 

 the chair. 



After reading the records, a committee, consisting of Messrs. 

 King, Davis and Fearing, was appointed to consider and report 

 upon the order of business. This committee submitted the 

 following report : — 



1st. Reports of delegates. 



2d. Reports of committees. 



3d. All matters relating to the Agricultural College. 



4th. Miscellaneous business. 



It is not intended to make it out of order for a delegate to 

 offer any miscellaneous business for the sake of reference or 

 action at any time. 



This report was accepted : when 



The report upon the Middlesex South Society was presented 

 by Mr. Thompson ; that upon the Worcester North by Mr. Bas- 

 sett ; upon the Hampshire by Mr. Boise ; upon the Hampden 

 by Mr. Knowlton ; upon the Worcester by Mr. Fearing ; upon 

 the Marshfield by Mr. Clement ; upon the Union by Mr. Morton ; 

 and upon the Hingham by Mr. Ward. 



These reports, after some discussion, were laid over. After 

 the transaction of some other business, the Board adjourned. 



SECOND DAY. 



Tlie Board met at 10 o'clock, A. M., Hon. Albert Fearing in 

 the chair. 



Reports of delegates being in order, that upon the Essex 

 Society was submitted by Mr. Brown ; upon the Highland by 

 Mr. Slade ; upon the Worcester South by Mr. Watkins ; upon 

 the Berkshire by Mr. Billings ; upon the Norfolk by Mr. Hub- 

 bard ; upon the Bristol by Air. Sanderson ; upon the Bristol 

 Central by Mr. Birnie ; upon the Plymouth by Mr. Porter ; upon 



