240 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The report was accepted, and the assignment made accord- 

 ingly. 



President Chadbourne, on behalf of the Committee ap- 

 pointed to report a list of subjects and committees, submitted 

 the following : — 



1. Saving and Preparation of Manures on the Farm. — Messrs. 



Wakefield, Fenn and Burnap. 



2. The Improvement of Salt- Marshes. — Messrs. Goessmann, Baker, 



and Davis. 



3. Field and Garden Seeds. — Messrs. Moore, Hadwen, and Hol- 



land. 



4. The Sources of Agricultural Improvement. — Messrs. Loring, 



Bennett, and Metcalf J. Smith. 



5. The Claims of Ornamental Gardening upon Farmers. — Messrs. 



Saltonstall, Perry, and Moore. 



6. Experiments in Potato Culture. — Messrs. Knox, Shepley, and 



Comins. 



7. What has Chemistry done for Agriculture? — Messrs. Chad- 



bourne, Goessmann, and Saltonstall. 



8. The Legal Rights and Obligations of Farmers. — Messrs. Ben- 



nett, Davis, and Arthur A. Smith. 



9. The True Means of Promoting the Efficiency of Agricidtural 



Societies. — Messrs. Moore, Wakefield, and Baker. 



10. Farmers' Institutes. — Messrs. Bagg, Macy, and Upham. 



11. Green Crops as a Manure. — Messrs. Merrill, Milo J. Smith, 



and Knowlton. 



12. Shallow and Subsoil Ploughing. — Messrs. Fenn, Johnson, and 



Shepley. 



13. The best Methods of Offering Premiums by Agricultural So- 



cieties. — Messrs. Hersey, Moore, and Sargent. 



14r Reclaiming of Swamp Lands as to Profit and Effect upon 

 the Health of Communities. — Messrs. Sargent, Russell, and 

 Hawks. 



15. Jersey Cattle, their Introduction, and Dairy Interests in the 

 State. — Messrs. Sargent, Hadwen, and Knowlton. 



