A]S"IS[UAL MEETING. 



In accordance with the provisions of cha})tcr IV. of the by- 

 laws, the Board met at the office of the secretary, in Boston, 

 on Tuesday, elan. 12, 1904, at 11 o'clock a.m., it being the 

 Tuesday preceding the second AVednesda}^ of January. The 

 Board was called to order by First Vice-President Wm. R. 

 Sessions, who presided during the meeting. 



Present: Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Appleton, Boise, 

 Brad way, Brewster, Bursley, Burt, Damon, Danforth, Ells- 

 worth, Goodell, Gurney, Hersey, Jewett, Kilbourn, Lane, 

 Lyman, Mason, Perham, Peters, Pratt, Reed, Richardson, 

 Ross, Sessions, Shaylor, Smith, Spooner, Stevens, Turner, 

 Wellington and AVorth. 



An abstract of the annual report of the secretary Avas pre- 

 sented, read and accepted. 



Reports of committees being in order, the committee on 

 agricultural societies, by Mr. Kilbourn, chairman, presented 

 a written repcjrt, which was accepted and adopted. 



The eonnnittee on gypsy moth, insects and birds, by Sec- 

 retary Ellsworth, presented a written report, Avhich was 

 accepted and adopted as the report of the Board of Agricul- 

 ture to the Legislature. 



At 12 o'clock the Board adjourned to 1.30 p.m. 



The Board was called to order by Mr. Sessions, at 1.30 p.m. 



The report of the Dairy Bureau was read by the general 

 agent, Mr. Harwood, and was accepted and adopted. 



