BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Boston, March 21, 1896. 



The meeting was called in part to consider the request of 

 the Spencer Farmers' and Mechanics' Association for the 

 approval by the Board of Agriculture of the unanimous vote 

 of the said association to sell its Lincoln Street property. 

 There was presented a copy of the call for the meeting at the 

 town hall, Spencer, Fel). 24, 189G ; also an attested copy of 

 the records of that meeting, at which it was voted to instruct 

 the executive committee to sell the Lincoln Street property, 

 with the consent of the finance committee and approval by 

 the State Board of Agriculture, and deeds be executed by 

 the treasurer. 



There was presented also a copy of the " Spencer Leader" 

 and a copy of the " Spencer Sun," containing notice of the 

 meeting of February 24; also a copy of the "Spencer 

 Leader," containing the required advertisement of the hear- 

 ing, one of the insertions of the notice having been at least 

 one week before the date of hearing. 



No person appearing in opposition to the vote of the asso- 

 ciation, it was 



Votedf To approve the vote of the Spencer Farmers' and 

 Mechanics' Association, passed on Feb. 24, 1896, "to in- 

 struct the executive committee to sell the Lincoln Street 

 property, with the consent of the finance committee, and 

 deeds be executed by the treasurer." 



A request having been received from the AVorcester Agri- 

 cultural Society that it might change the dates assigned by 

 the Board for the holding of its 189G fair, in order that its 

 dates might conform to those selected by the Bay State Agri- 

 cultural Society, it was 



Voted, That the Worcester Agricultural Society be allowed 

 to change the dates for its 189G fair to conform to the dates 

 selected for the fair of the Bay State Agricultural Society, 

 i.e., to September 1, 2, 3 and 4. 



A scale of points applicable for use in judging grade stock 

 at fairs, prepared by Dr. G. M. Twitchell, was brought to 

 the attention of the committee and was discussed. 



