SPECIAL MEETING 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



A special meeting of the Board was held at the Town Hall 

 in Barre on the evening of November 29, at the request of 

 the Cattle Commissioners. The meeting was called to order 

 by Secretary Russell, who was, on motion, elected Chair- 

 man. 



The Chairman. Gentlemen of the Board of Agriculture, 

 — I have notified you of a business meeting of the Board to 

 be held prior to the annual country meeting, and the busi- 

 ness will be to hear a report or statement from the Cattle 

 Commissioners of this Commonwealth in regard to the inter- 

 est that they represent. They wish the assistance or the 

 advice of this Board in matters that they will more satisfac- 

 torily explain to you than I can do, and in furtherance of the 

 business I will call upon the Chairman of that Commission to 

 state to you the objects of this meeting. 



Mr. A. W. Cheever. Mr. President and Gentlemen, — 

 The Governor of the State appointed two delegates to attend 

 the Cattle Growers' Convention in Chicago, held on the 16th 

 and 17th of tliis month. Dr. Peters, who is in the employ 

 of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agricul- 

 ture, and myself were the two delegates. Dr. Loring was 

 also present as a delegate from the New England Society, 

 and Major Alvord from the Agricultural College. 



Last year, when I went on the same errand, the Governor 

 made a special request that the delegates would attend the 



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