314 BOARD OF AGRICULTUEE. [Pub. Doc. 



Botanist aud Pomologist, Prof. S. T. Maynard of Amherst. 

 Veterinarian, Prof. James B. Paige of Amherst. 

 Engineer, AVm. Wheeler of Concord. 

 Ornithologist, E. H. Forbush of Maiden. 



The chairman announced the following standing com- 

 mittees (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. Ivilbourn of South Lancaster, Wm. Bancroft of Chester- 

 field, C. L. Hartshorn of Worcester, A. C. Varnum of Lowell, 

 W. P. Brooks of Amherst and Francis H. Appleton of Peabody. 



Committee on agricultural societies : Messrs. W. A. Kilbourn 

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

 of North Raynham, F. E. Clark of Wilbraham and W. H. Gove of 

 Williamstown. 



Committee on domestic animals and sanitation : Messrs. Wm. 

 Bancroft of Chesterfield, Isaac Damon of Wayland, W. M. 

 Tucker of Monson, G. E. Taylor of Shelburne and Francis Shaw 

 of Wayland. 



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. 

 C. L. Hartshorn of Worcester, D. A. Horton of Northampton, 

 Geo. L. Clemeuce of Southbridge, F. A. Palmer of Stockbridge 

 and C. B. Lyman of Southampton. 



Committee on Agricultural College and education : Messrs. 

 A. C. Varnum of Lowell, Geo. Cruickshanks of Fitchburg, E. A. 

 Harwood of North Brookfield, John Bursley of West Barnstable 

 and A. D. Raymond of Royalston. 



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

 Brooks of Amherst, C. L. Hartshorn of AVorcester, Geo. L. Clem- 

 ence of Southbridge, C. E. Ward of Buckland and H. A. Cook of 

 Northb ridge. 



Committee on forestry, roads and roadside improvements : 

 Messrs. Francis H. Appleton of Peabody, J. H. Bourne of 

 Marshfield, Isaac Alger of Attleborough, S. M. Raymond of Hins- 

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



The committee on agricultural societies, by Mr. Kilbourn, 

 chairman, reported the following assignment of inspectors : 



