No. 4.] AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. 385 



At the annual meeting of the Board, in 1860, it was — 



Resolved^ That the Committee on Agricultural Education 

 be and hereby are authorized to prepare an elementary manual 

 of agriculture for the use of our common schools, to be sub- 

 mitted to this Board for approval. 



Resolved, That tlie said committee be requested to cause to 

 be introduced the aforesaid manual, when approved by this 

 Board, into the common schools of Massachusetts, in the 

 manner provided for the introduction of school books by the 

 laws of the Commonwealth, and that said committee be author- 

 ized to apply to the Legislature for the passage of an act for 

 the accomplishment of this object. 



At a meeting of the Board, on Jan. 10, 1861, the subject 

 of the manual being under consideration, the Board — 



Voted, That the Committee on the Manual be authorized to 

 accept a proposition from Mr. Emerson and Mr. Flint securing 

 to them the copyright of the Manual as a compensation for 

 their services in preparing the book, upon such terms as to 

 price of the work to be furnished to public schools, farmers' 

 clubs, and agricultural associations in Massachusetts as may be 

 agreed upon by said committee. 



At a meeting of the Board, January 2.5, Col. Marshall P. 

 Wilder presented the following report, which was accepted 

 and the acrreement confirmed : — 



The committee apj^ointed by the Board to negotiate with the 

 authors of the Manual of Agriculture for the copyright of the 

 same, report that they have attended to that duty and submit 

 the following agreement as the result of their labors : — 



Boston, Jan. 21, 1861. 



The undersigned agree to furnish the manuscript for a Manual of 

 Agriculture for the use of the schools on the following terms. 



The cost of composition, electrotyping and illustrating of the Manual 

 sliall be paid by the Board of Agricultui'e of Massachusetts. 



The copyright and plates of the Manual shall be held by the under- 

 signed, under an agreement that the book shall be furnished by them 

 to the schools, agricultural clubs, State Board of Agriculture and other 

 agricultural associations of IVIassachusetts at a price only sufficient to 

 cover cost, interest and commissions. 



(Signed) Geo. B. Emerson. 



Chas. L. Flint. 



