320 



BOAED OF AGRICULTURE. 



Alvan BaiTus, 

 F. H. Appleton, 



Total, 



It was voted to make the next ballot formal. 



9 



16 



35 



Result of ballot : — 



E. W. Wood, 

 Elbridge Cushman, 

 Alvan Barrus, 



F. H. Appleton, . 



Total. 



2 



2 



12 



19 



35 



Mr. Appleton was then declared elected Secretary of the 

 Board, his term of office to begin July 1. 



Mr. W. H. Griffith was unanimously elected Secretary, to 

 serve from March 1 to July 1. 



Votedf That a committee of three be appointed by the 

 chair to prepare a list of questions for delegates to the 

 Country Fairs ; Messrs. Stock well, Hersey and Hartshorn. 



Mr. Varnum read the report of the committee upon the 

 Agricultural College, which was discussed and accepted as the 

 committee's report to the Board and also to the Legislature. 



Mr. Sessions resigned as a member of the Examining 

 Committee of the Agricultural College, and Mr. Taft was 

 elected in his place. 



Dr. Lynde presented the following resolution, which was 

 adopted by a rising vote : — 



" In view of the fact that this is the last meeting of this 

 Board of Agriculture with the Hon. John E. Russell, who 

 for seven years has discharged the duties of Secretary of the 

 Board, to the entire acceptance of every member, we tender 

 to him our thanks and assurance of our personal regard and 

 our best wishes for his happiness, success and future pros- 

 perity in life." 



