206 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Manufacturers' Agricultural, Oscar S. Thayer of Attle- 

 borough. 



Marshfield, Walton Hall of Marshfield. 



Massachusetts Horticultural, E. W. Wood of West Newton. 



Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture, Francis 

 Shaw of Wayland. 



Nantucket, J. S. Appleton, Jr., of Nantucket. 



Weymouth, Quincy L. Reed of South Weymouth. 



AYorcester East, W. A. Kilbourn of South Lancaster. 



Worcester North-west, to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. 

 A. D. Raymond, T. H. Goodspeed of Athol Centre. 



Tbe committee further reported tbat the election of a 

 delegate from the Hampden Society was contested, and rec- 

 ommended that the matter of contested seat be postponed 

 until the appearance of both the contestants. 



The report of the committee was accepted and adopted. 



An abstract of the secretary's report was presented and 

 accepted. 



The records of the executive committee, acting for the 

 Board, were read by the secretary and approved, and the 

 actions of tbe committee were adopted as tbe actions of 

 the Board. 



The committee on forestry, roads and roadside improve- 

 ments, by Mr. F. H. Appleton, chairman, made verbal re- 

 port, which report was accepted. 



Adjourned to 2 p.m. 



Board called to order by Chairman Appleton at 2 p.m. 



An abstract of the reports of inspectors was read by the 

 secretary, copies of the reports having been sent to the sev- 

 eral societies interested in accordance with a vote of the 

 Board at the last annual meeting. 



Mr. Geo. M. Whitaker, assistant executive officer of the 

 Dairy Bureau, presented and read the annual report of the 

 said Bureau to the Legislature, which report was accepted 

 and adopted, and will be found printed in this volume. 



