206 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



the Hillside Agricultural Society to hold its summer meeting 

 at Cummington. 



Voted, That the holding of a summer meeting, place and 

 time, be referred to the committee on institutes and public 

 meetings. 



The same committee reported recommending that the 

 essa3^s customarily presented and read at the annual meeting 

 be superseded by a lecture by an expert, when it was 



Voted, That the matter be left with the committee on 

 institutes and public meetings. 



The secretary reported on the delinquencies of certain 

 societies in failing to comply with the law and the regula- 

 tions of the Board in sending in their annual returns. 



Voted, To refer the delinquencies to the executive com- 

 mittee, with power to act. 



Mr. Kilbourn, for the committee on agricultural societies, 

 reported, recommending the assignment of inspectors, as 

 follows : — 



Amesbury and Salisbury, at Amesbury, Septem- 

 ber 13, 14 and 15, A. H. Nye. 



Barnstable County, at Barnstaljle, August 30, 



31, and September 1, C. II. Shatlok. 



Blackstone Valley, at Uxbridge, September 13 



and 14, A. Pratt. 



Bristol County, at Taunton, September 27, 28 



and 29, A. A. Smith. 



Deerfield Valley, at Charlemont, September 15 



and 16, J. Whiting. 



Eastern Hampden, at Palmer, October 7 and 8, J. M. Danforth. 



Essex, at Peabody, September 20, 21 and 22, . W. C. Jewett. 



Franklin County, at Greenfield, September 21 



and 22, O. E. Bradway. 



Hampshire, at Amherst, September 20 and 21, W. D. Ross. 



llamjjshire, Franklin and Hampden, at North- 

 ampton, October 5 and G, . . . . H. G. Worth. 



Highland, at Middlefield, September 7 and 8, . H. H. Leach. 



Hillside, at Cummington, September 27 and 28, Q. L. Reed. 



Hingham, at Hingham, September 27 and 28, . H. S. Perham. 



