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meeting should be held at Dalton. The report was accepted, 

 and the Board voted to hold the next public winter meeting 

 at Dalton. 



On motion it was Voied, that the invitation of the Hamp- 

 shire Agricultural Society to meet at Amherst in 1896 be 

 referred to the committee on Agricultural College and educa- 

 tion for consideration. 



A committee on essays for the next annual meeting was 

 appointed by the Chair : Messrs. Reed, Stetson and Pratt ; 

 which committee reported, by its chairman, as follows : — 



" Field crops," Prof. Wra. P. Brooks. 



" Vehicles for trausportation and for pleasure," F. W. Sargent. 



The report was accepted and the appointments made. 



Voted, That the Chair appoint a local committee of five, 

 to act with the secretary and the committee on Agricultural 

 College and education in arranging for the public winter 

 meeting. Messrs. Barton, Bancroft, S. M. Raymond, 

 Palmer and Gove were appointed. 



Voted, That it be the duty of each member of the Board to 

 dt the 

 of office. 



visit the Agricultural College at least once during his term 



Voted, That the secretary be requested to secure, at such 

 time as this Commonwealth building is torn down, a piece 

 of wood from our front room to be made into a gavel for the 

 use of the presiding officer, as a reminder of the pleasant 

 relations under which the members have endeavored to serve 

 the State. 



A vote of thanks was unanimously tendered the chairman 

 for his very acceptable services as presiding officer. 



The records of the third day were read and approved. 



Adjourned. 



WILLIAM R. SESSIONS, 



Secretary. 



