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of South Lancaster, Q. L. Reed of South Weymouth, N. W. 

 , Shaw of North Raynham, O. P. Allen of Palmer and N. B. Baker 

 of Savoy. 



Committee on domestic animals and sanitation : Messrs. Isaac 

 Damon of Wayland, G. E. Taylor of Shelburue, Francis Shaw of 

 Waylaud, F. H. Smith of Ashfield and W. B. Barton of Dalton. 



Committee on gypsy moth, insects and birds : Messrs. E. W. 

 Wood of West Newton, Augustus Pratt of North Middleborough, 

 F. W. Sargent of Amesbury, S. S. Stetson of Lakeville and J. G-. 

 Avery of Spencer. 



Committee on Dairy Bureau and agricultural products : Messrs. 

 D. A. Horton of Northampton, Geo. L. Clemence of Southbridge, 

 J. Lewis Ellsworth of Worcester, C. B. Benedict of Egremout 

 and E. E. Wood of Northampton. 



Committee on Agricultural College and education : Messrs. A. C. 

 Varnum of Lowell, Geo. Cruickshauks of Fitchburg, E. A. Har- 

 wood of North Brookfield, John Bursley of West Barnstable and 

 C. K. Brewster of Worthington. 



Committee on experiments and station work : Messrs. Wm. P. 

 Brooks of Amherst, Edmund Hersey of Hiugham, C. M. Blair of 

 Blandford, W. M Wellington of Oxford and Walton Hall of 

 Marshfield. 



Committee on forestry, roads and roadside improvements : 

 Messrs. Francis H. Appleton of Peabody, S. M. Raymond of Hins- 

 dale, J. S. Appleton, Jr., of Nantucket, H. G. Norton of West 

 Tisbury and C. E. Seagrave of Uxbridge. 



Which appointments were approved by the Board. 



Mr. C. B. Lyman read an essay on "The farmer's oppor- 

 tunity," which was accepted and will be found printed in 

 this volume. 



Mr. Geo. L. Clemence read an essay on " Cold storage 

 for farm products," which was accepted and will be found 

 printed in this volume. 



A petition of the Franklin County Agricultural Society 

 for the approval by the Board of the vote of the society, 

 authorizing a mortgage of the real estate of the society, was 

 read by the secretary. 



Voted, To refer the matter to the executive committee, 

 with power to act for the Board after a hearing of the parties 

 interested, due notice of the hearing having been given. 



