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Mr. Sessions reported on the Barnstable Society, Mr. 

 Smith reported on the Dukes County Society, Mr. Hersey 

 reported on the Amesbury and Salisbury Society, Mr. 

 Gleason reported on the Essex Society, Mr. Bird reported 

 on the Worcester North Society, Mr. Gaylord reported on 

 the Worcester South Society, Mr. Varnum reported on the 

 Marshfield Society, Mr. Grinnell reported on the Nantucket 

 Society, Mr. Haskell reported on the Worcester South-east 

 Society, Mr. Bowditch reported on the Housatonic Society. 



These reports were laid on the table. 



The report of the Committee on the Agricultural College 

 was submitted, Mr. Damon making that portion relating to 

 the college instruction, and Mr. Slade that upon the farm. 

 Both reports were accepted. 



Mr. Hersey presented a petition from Mr. Blackwell, 

 asking a hearing upon the question of Sorghum Culture. 



Voted, To hear Mr. Blackwell on Thursday, after the 

 hearing that had been appointed for Mr. Chamberlain. 



Adjourned for one hour. 



The Board was called to order at two o'clock by the 

 Chairman. 



Voted, That the time of an election of a member of the 

 Board of Control of the Experiment Station should be at 

 eleven o'clock a.m., on Thursday. 



The Committee on Time for Holding Fairs reported that 

 the following changes were asked : Ilingham, from Septem- 

 ber 12th and 13th to 25th and 26th ; Amesbury, from Sep- 

 tember 21st and 22d to October 2d and 3d ; Worcester, for 

 the 20th and 21st. These changes were voted. 



Voted, That the Secretary be instructed to procure a 

 suitable place for the next annual meeting. 



