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more potent than that of any member of the Board who can 

 be appointed to the place. 



Adjourned. 



Boston, July 26, 1894. 



Voted, That the resignation of Francis H. Appleton from 

 the committee on gypsy moth, insects aiid birds be accepted, 

 inasmuch as he insists upon his resignation, and that the 

 matter of filling the vacancy be referred to the Board of Agri- 

 culture. 



Voted, That the secretary be authorized to expend as much 

 as may be necessary pf the amount remaining of the appro- 

 priation for collecting and circulating information regarding 

 abandoned and partially abandoned farms in collecting in- 

 formation and printing and circulating another edition of the 

 catalogue of such farms. 



Voted, That the meml^ers of the Board of Agriculture be 

 and are hereby requested to aid the secretary in collecting 

 further information to be used in making up the forthcoming 

 catalogue, to the end that said catalogue be as complete as 

 possible. 



Voted, That a sub-committee of three be appointed by the 

 Chair, to request the proper authorities in the State govern- 

 ment to forward the resolution concerning the extermination 

 of the gypsy moth, adopted by the present Legislature 

 (House on May 17, Senate in concurrence May 21, 1894) 

 to our Senators and Representatives and to the secretary of 

 agriculture at Washington ; and to endeavor to secure a 

 hearing upon the gypsy moth pest before a committee of 

 Congress or of the department of agriculture if possible. 



The Chair appointed Messrs. Appleton, Sessions and 

 Bowker as the committee. 



Adjourned. 



