208 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



The executive committee, as the committee on credentials, 

 reported, in the matter of credential of a member from the 

 Hampden Agricultural Society, that the Attorney-General 

 should be asked as to the legality of votes cast in the elec- 

 tion of a member of the Board from that society by author- 

 ity of proxies from members who were not present. 



The report Avas accepted and adopted, and the secretary 

 and Mr. E. W. Wood were appointed a committee to bring 

 the matter to the attention of the Attorney-General and in 

 the name of the Board ask his opinion. 



The committee on agricultural societies, by Mr. Kilbourn, 

 chairman, presented a written report, which was accepted 

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



Election of officers being in order, ballots were taken, and 

 the elections resulted as follows : — 



President, His Excellency the Governor, ex officio. 

 First vice-president, James S. Grinnell of Greenfield. 

 Second vice-president, Elijah W. Wood of AYest Newton. 

 Secretary, William R. Sessions of Hampden. 



Mr. Wood took the chair. 



Election of specialists being in order, ballots were taken, 

 and the elections resulted as follows : — 



Chemist, Dr. C. A. Goessmann of Amherst. 

 Entomologist, Prof. C. H. Fernald of Amherst. 

 Botanist and pomologist, Prof. S. T. Maynaro of Amherst. 

 Veterinarian, Prof. James B. Paige of Amherst. 

 Engineer, Wm. Wheeler of Concord. 

 Ornithologist, E. H. Forbush of Maiden. 



The chairman announced the following standing commit- 

 tees (the secretary is by rule of the Board a member ex 

 officio of each of the standing committees) : — 



Executive committee : Messrs. E. W. Wood of West Newton, 

 W. A. Kilbourn of South Lancaster, Isaac Damon of Wayland, 

 D. A. Horton of Northampton, A. C. Varnum of Lowell, Wm. 

 P. Brooks of Amherst and Francis H. Appletou of Peabody. 



Committee on a2;ricultural societies : Messrs. W. A. Kilbourn 



