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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Piil). Doc. 



* In addition, 950 copies were supplied post-offices for posting, as provided l>y 

 law. 



Legislation. 

 The leofiHlation of li)05 havino; reference to the Board of 

 Ao^ricLilture or to the aOT'icultural .societies was: "An Act 

 making an ap})ropriati(Hi for exterminating contagious dis- 

 eases among horses, cattle and other animals" (chapter 40) ; 

 " An Act mailing apju-opriations for .'salaries and expenses 

 in the office of the chief of the Ca(tl(^ Bureau of the State 

 J^oard of vVgriculture " (chapter 59) : " An Act making a})- 

 proj>riations for salaries and expenses in the office of llic 

 State Board of Agriculture, and for suiuh-y agricultui-ai ex- 

 penses" (clia})ter 70) ; " An Act -to establish the salary of 

 the general agent of the Dairy lUireau of the State Board of 

 Agriculture " (chai)ter 1 f);")) ; " An Act relative to the Massa- 

 chusetts Horticultural Society" (chai)ter IK)); "An Act 

 making an appro})riation for a deficiency, in the appropriar 



