SPECiAii Meeting 



OF THE 



Board of Agriculture, at Taunton. 



Taunton, Mass., Dec. 7, 1897. 



The Board of Agriculture met in Odd Fellows Hall, Taun- 

 ton, this day, at 9 a.m., for business. 



Present: Second Vice-President E. W. Wood, who pre- 

 sided, and Messrs. Allen, Avery, Baker, Barton, Blair, 

 Brewster, Brooks, Bursley, Clark, Clemence, Cruickshanks, 

 Damon, Ellsworth, Goodell, Goodspeed, Hall, Harwood, 

 Hersey, Horton, Kilbourn, Norton, Pratt, Raymond, Reed, 

 Sargent, Sessions, N. W. Shaw, Smith, Stetson, Taylor, 

 Wellington and E. E. Wood. 



The hearing on the request of the Spencer Farmers' and 

 Mechanics' Association for approval hy the Board of its vote 

 at its annual meeting, Nov. 11, 1897, "to instruct the presi- 

 dent to borrow seven hundred dollars and authorize him to 

 execute a mortgage to secure the same," l)eing in order, 

 the matter was heard. It appearing that the Association 

 had proceeded in a legal manner, that this hearing had been 

 properly advertised, and no person appearing to object, it 

 was 



Voted, To approve the vote of the Spencer Farmers' and 

 Mechanics' Association, as above quoted. 



The secretary presented and read the report of the gypsy 



moth committee to the Legislature. 



On motion of Mr. J. L. Ellsworth, it was unanimously 

 Voted, That the report of the committee on the gypsy 



moth, to be presented to the Legislature, be approved by 



this Board. 



