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Pomologist, Prof. F. A. Waugh of Amherst.' 

 Veterinarian, Prof. James B. Paige of Amherst.' 

 Engineer, William Wheelee of Concord. 

 Ornithologist, Edward Howe Forbush of Wareham. 



The secretary appointed his tirst clerk, Mr. F. H. Fow- 

 ler, librarian for the ensuing 3'ear. 



The Chair announced the standing conmiittees as follows 

 (the secretary is, by rule of the Board, a member e.« officio 

 of each of the standing committees) : — 



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

 Lancaster, John Bursley of West Barnstable, William H. 

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

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

 Brookfield, Edmund Hersey of Hingham, Henry S. Perham of 

 Chelmsford. 



Committee on agricultural societies: Messrs. W. A. Kilbourn 

 of South Lancaster, Q. L. Reed of South Weymouth, 0. E. 

 Bradway of Monson, J. Harding Allen of Barre, Albert 

 Ellsworth of Athol. 



Committee on domestic animals and sanitation: Messrs. 

 Henry S. Perham of Chelmsford, Johnson Whiting of West 

 Tisbury, John S. Anderson of Shelburne, Henry E. Paige of 

 Amherst, A. M. Stevens of Williamstown. 



Committee on gypsy moth, insects and birds: Messrs. Au- 

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

 Lynnfield, W. C. Jewett of Worcester, H. 11. Leach of North 

 Brookfield, Walter D. Ross of Worcester. 



Committee on Massachusetts Agricultural College: Messrs. 

 John Bursley of West Barnstable, W. C. Jewett of Worcester, 

 Isaac Damon of Wayland, A. H. Nye of Blandford, E. L. 

 Boardman of Sheffield. 



Committee on experiments and station work: Messrs. Wm. 

 H. Spooner of Boston, N. I. Bowditch of Framingham, Ralph 

 M. Porter of Cummington, E. P. Williams of Ashfield, H. A. 

 Oakman of Marshfield. 



Committee on Dairy Bureau and agricultural products: 

 Messrs. C. D. Richardson of West Brookfield, J. M. Danforth 

 of Lynnfield, Henry E. Paige of Amherst, W. M. Wellington 

 of Oxford, S. B. Taft of Uxbridge. 



^ Massachusetts Agricultural College. 



