SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETINGS OF THE BOARD. 



A special business meeting of the Board of Agriculture 

 was held at the New American Hotel, Lowell, on Monday, 

 July 24, 1905, at 7.30 o'clock p.m., Second Vice-President 

 Pratt presiding. 



Present : Messrs. Akerman, Anderson, Bradway, Burt, 

 Danforth, Albert Ellsworth, J. L. Ellsworth, Kilbourn, 

 Lane, Jewett, Mason, Nye, Paige, Pease, Perham, Peters, 

 Porter, Pratt, Richardson, Ross, Shaylor, Turner, Welling- 

 ton, Williams and Worth. 



Dr. Peters, chief of the Cattle Bureau, submitted his 

 seventh semi-annual report, which was accepted. 



Voted, On request, to change the dates of the fair of the 

 Amesbury and Salisbury Agricultiu-al and Horticultural 

 Society to September 26, 27 and 2S. 



A special business meeting was held at Horticultural Hall, 

 Worcester, Tuesday afternoon, December G, after adjourn- 

 ment of the session of the pul)lic winter meeting. First Vice- 

 President Sessions presiding. Most of the members of the 

 Board were present. 



The committee on gy ps}^ moth, insects and birds pre- 

 sented and read its annual report, which by unanimous vote 

 of the Board w^as accepted and adopted. 



The secretary read a letter from Governor-elect Guild, 

 stating that on account of illness he would be unable to 

 attend the reception on the morrow. On motion of Mr. 

 Jewett, it was 



Voted., To send a letter of sympathy to the Governor- 

 elect. 



