No. 4.] ANNUAL MEETING. 309 



SECOND DAY. 

 The Board met at 9.30 a.m., Mr. Grixnell in the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Alger, F. H. Appleton, J. S. Apple- 

 ton, Jr., Avery, Bancroft, Blair, Bourne, Brooks, Bursley, 

 Clark, Clemence, Cook, Cruickshanks, Damon, Goessmann, 

 Gove, Grinnell, Harwood, Hartshorn, Hersey, Horton, Kil- 

 bourn, Kimball, Lyman, Palmer, Pratt, A. D. Kaymond, 

 Reed, Sargent, Sessions, Francis Shaw, N. W. Shaw, Stet- 

 son, Taylor, Tucker, Ward, Wellington and Wood. 



The committee on agricultural societies completed the 

 reading of its report, which was accepted. 



Vofed, That the schedule of duties of inspectors recom- 

 mended by the committee be adopted, as follows : — 



Duties of Inspectors. 



Each inspector shall visit the society to which he may be 

 assigned, observe the methods, character and extent of its ex- 

 hibition, inspect the property of the society, and malce report with 

 suggestions and recommendations concerning the society to the 

 Secretary of the Board. (By-laws of the Massachusetts State 

 Board of Agriculture.) 



Before visiting the societies to which they are assigned, in- 

 spectors should make themselves familiar with the statute laws 

 relating to agricultural societies receiving a bounty from the State, 

 also with the regulations of the Board of Agriculture concerning 

 the action of societies ; these are all published in pamphlet form, 

 and can be obtained of the secretary of the Board ; they are also 

 printed in the "Agriculture of Massachusetts" for the year 1893. 



The inspector should be present at the exhibition in time to 

 examine the cattle, and remain long enough to carefully examine 

 all departments. He should notice if the cattle are arranged as 

 to breed, age and class, so as to be convenient for examination 

 by the public as well as the judges ; notice if they are properly 

 treated, well provided for, and kept on the grounds long enough 

 to give the judges time to properly examine them. 



Ascertain if the money offered for amusement, including trot- 

 ting, is in proper proportion to that offered in other depart- 

 ments, and whether premiums offered for blooded stock are 

 awarded to pedigree stock only. 



