210 BOARD OF AGRICULTUKE. [Pub. Doc 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board was called to order by Second Vice-President 

 Pratt, at 9.40 a.m. 



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

 Bailey, Boardman, Bradway, Bursley, Damon, Danforth, 

 Albert Ellsworth, J. L. Ellsworth, Guild, Jewett, Kilbourn, 

 Leach, Mason, Nye, Oakman, Paige, Pease, Peters, Porter, 

 Pratt, Reed, Richardson, Ross, Spooner, Stevens, Williams 

 and Worth. 



The records of the Urst day were read and approved. 



The fourth annual report of the State Nursery Inspector 

 was presented, accepted and adopted. 



The committee on agricultural societies, by Mr. Kilbourn, 

 chairman, presented a written report, which was accepted 

 and adopted. 



Election of officers being in order, the chairman declared 

 His Excellency Curtis Guild, Jr., president of the Board (by 

 a by-law of the Board the Governor is ex officio president) . 



Further elections by ballot resulted as follows : — 



First Vice-President, Hon. William R. Sessions of Spring- 

 field. 



Second Vice-President, Mr. Augustus Pratt of North Mid- 

 dleborougli. 



Secretary, Mr. J. Lewis Ellsavortii of Worcester. 



General Agent of the Dairy Bureau, Mr. Peter M. Har- 

 wooD of Barre. 



State Nursery Lispector, Dr. Henry T. Fernald of Am- 

 herst. 



Election of specialists being in order, l)allots were taken, 

 and the elections resulted as follows : — 



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

 Entomologist, Prof. C. H. Fernalu of Amherst.' 

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



' Massacliusotts Agricultural College. 



