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Chemist, Dr. C. A. Goessmann of Amherst.* 

 Entomologist, Prof. C. H. Fkunald of Amherst.* 

 Botanist, Dr. Geo. E. Stone of Amherst,* 

 Pomologist, Prof. F. A. Waugu of Amherst* 

 Veterinarian, I'rof. James li. Paice of Amherst.* 

 Engineer, AVillia:\i Wiieeleh of Concord. 

 Ornithologist, Edward Howe Forbush of Wareham. 



The Chair announced the .standing connnittees as follows 

 (the secretary is, by rule of the Board, a member ex officio 

 of each of the standing committees) : — 



Executive committee : Messrs. W. A. Kilbourn of South Lan- 

 caster, Isaac Damon of Wayland, John Bursley of West Barnstable, 

 AVm. H. Spooner of Boston, Francis H. Appleton of Peabody, 

 Augustus Pratt of North Middleborough, C. D. Richardson of 

 West Brookheld, Edmund Hersey of Hingham. 



Conmiittee on agricultui'al societies : Messrs. W. A. Kilbourn 

 of South Lancaster, Q. L. Reed of South AVeymouth, O. E. Brad- 

 way of Mouson, J. Harding Allen of Barre, J. F. Burt of East- 

 ham pton. 



Committee on domestic animals and sanitation : Messrs. Isaac 

 Damon of Wayland, Johnson Whiting of West Tisbury, John S. 

 Anderson of Shelburne, Wm. A. Lane of Norton, Henry E. Paige 

 of Amherst. 



Committee on gypsy moth, insects and birds : Messrs. Augustus 

 Pratt of North Middleborough, J. M. Danforth of Lynnlield, 

 Warren C. Jewettof Worcester, H. H. Leach of North Brookfield, 

 AVaiter D. Ross of AVorcester. 



Committee on Dairy Bureau and agricultural products : Messrs. 

 C. D. Richardson of AVest Brookfield, J. M. Danforth of Lynn- 

 lield, Henry E. Paige of Amherst, AV. M. AVellington of Oxford, 

 A. H. Nye of Blaudford. 



Committee on Massachusetts Agricultural College : Messrs. John 

 Bursley of West Barnstable, C. K. Brewster of Worthington, AV. 

 C. Jewett of AVorcester, Arthur A. Smith of Colrain, C. H. Shay- 

 lor of Lee. 



Committee on experiments and station work : Messrs. Wm. H. 

 Spooner of Boston, N. I. Bowditch of Framingham, S. B. Taft of 

 Uxbridge, Edmund Hersey of Hingham, H. A. Turner of Norwell. 



Committee on forestry, roads and roadside improvements : 

 Messrs. Francis H. Appleton of Peabody, H. A. Turner of Nor- 



* Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



