SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETINGS OF THE BOAED. 



FiTCHBURG, July 23, 1906. 



A special business meeting of the Board, in connection with 

 the summer meeting, was held at the American House, Fitch- 

 burg, this day, at 8 o'clock p.m., Second-Vice President 

 Pratt presiding. 



Present: Messrs. Akerman, Boardman, Bradway, Butter- 

 field, Danforth, J. L. Ellsworth, Leach, Mason, Nye, Paige, 

 Pease, Peters, Porter, Pratt, Ross, Spooner, Trull and 

 Worth. 



Dr. Peters, chief of the Cattle Bureau, presented his ninth 

 semiannual report, which was accepted. 



Voted, To add Mr. Pratt to the committee on codification 

 and revision of agricultural laws. 



Voted, That the committee on institutes and public meet- 

 ings be a committee on conference on rural progress for 

 New England. 



Voted, That Mr. Pratt be added to the committee, that 

 the committee report at the winter meeting in December, 

 and that it have power to arrange a meeting at its discretion. 



Voted, That Messrs. Pease, Trull, Danforth, J. L. Ells- 

 worth and Paige be a committee to draft resolutions on the 

 death of Henry S. Perham. 



Springfield, Dec. 4, 190G. 



A special business meeting of the Board, in connection 

 with the public winter meeting, was held at Grand Army 

 Hall, Springfield, this day, at 4.30 o'clock p.m., First Vice- 

 President Sessions presiding. 



Present: Messrs. Allen, Bailey, Boardman, Bradway, 

 Bursley, Damon, Danforth, Albert Ellsworth, J. Lewis Ells- 



