4 BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. [Pub. Doc. 



The matter of change of date for the holding of the fair 

 of the Middlesex South Agricultural Society being under 

 consideration, it was 



Voted, That the date for the commencement of the fair of 

 the Middlesex South Agricultural Society be changed to the 

 third Tuesday after the first Monday in September. 



The secretary presented a proposed bill for an appropria- 

 tion for carrying forward the work of the office in the matter 

 of repopulating abandoned or partly abandoned farms, 

 which proposed bill was approved by the committee. 



The secretary presented a proposed amendment to chapter 

 412 of the Acts of 1891, which proposed amendment was 

 approved by the committee. 



A request that the State pay for lectures and expenses of 

 two speakers at any all-day institute was considered by the 

 committee, and was denied. 



The matter of changes in the by-laws and rules of the 

 Board was considered, and action was postponed to a future 

 meeting. While this matter was being considered, Messrs. 

 Barton and Comins of the committee on institutes, rules 

 and legislation, sat with the executive committee. 



Boston, March 13, 1900. 



Voted, To excuse the delinquencies of the Blackstone 

 Valley and Middlesex North societies, they having filed 

 their transactions for 1899 since the last meeting of the 

 executive committee. 



Suggestion was made that by imposing a fine societies 

 might be more careful to avoid being delinquent in making 

 required returns. 



The request of the Hoosac Valley Agricultural Society 

 for the approval by the Board of Agriculture of its vote, 

 passed at a special meeting of the society, on Feb. 24, 



