he will come to it in time. The reason that there are so many unpleasant driving horses is from the fact that they were not well trained to commence with. A young horse should be made acquainted with the bit and check rein, as it is customary with most persons to drive their horses on a check rein. The age most proper to commence to train a colt is to halter break him when you commence to wean him. Keep him acquainted with the halter ever after. The time to commence driving depends much upon the breed your horse is, and how near his maturity. Three years old is young enough to commence driving any young horse in harness, and then with but light loads. The great difficulty in training colts young is, that we are likely to use them too much. A good colt with good keeping and well trained will be very sure to make a good horse.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

Report accepted.

J. D. TUCKER, Chairman.

Mr. Fuller of the Kennebec society, stated that he had been instructed by the trustees of his society to request the Board to recommend that the legislature appropriate three hundred dollars annually to each of the agricultural societies in the state, and he accordingly offered a resolve to that effect, although his private opinion was adverse to its adoption.

Upon discussion by Messrs. Flint, Hammatt, Dill and others, the resolve was laid upon the table.

Mr. Anderson moved, that the following be added to the rules of order:

No member shall speak more than twice to the same question. without first obtaining leave of the Board, unless he be the mover, proposer or introducer of the matter pending; in which case he shall be permitted to speak in reply, but not until every member choosing to speak, shall have spoken.

The motion was carried.

Mr. Noyes thought the Board had overlooked one department of agriculture. He alluded to the Honey Bee. He read a letter upon the subject from Mr. R. S. Torrey of Bangor, stating that the keeping of Honey Bees was a desirable and profitable department of farming, having this advantage, that it might be conducted by females in the family to whom it would prove a pleasing and profi

table pursuit; that aged persons could attend to the bees when they could not walk over the farm to labor; that even children could assist in this department, and find agreeable occupation; that the keeping of the Honey Bee, especially in the northern counties, combined in an eminent degree both pleasure and profit, and served to mingle the useful with the sweet. The letter further stated the principle upon which was constructed the Davis' Patent Platform Bee Hive, with Torrey's Improvements, and recommended that the Board refer the whole subject to a committee for a full investigation.

Mr. Dill stated, that he had had considerable experience in the culture of bees. He had received the most profit from them kept in Colton's hive. He thought attention enough had not been paid to their cultivation.

A committee consisting of Mr. Noyes and Mr. Dill were raised to report at the next session of this Board.

Mr. Wasson called the particular attention of the Board to the paper of Hon. P. Barnes, on drainage, printed in the secretary's report. He thought it worthy of especial consideration and commendation, not only on account of its value, but of the circumstances of the case, and the source whence it originated. He therefore begged to offer the following resolution :

Resolved, That the secretary of the Board be instructed to pre

sent the thanks of the Board to Hon. Phineas Barnes for his valuable paper on drainage and flowage, published in the last report, and that the secretary be also instructed to present the draft of a law accompanying this report to the joint committee on agriculture of the present legislature, and urge the adoption of the same.

The resolution passed by a unanimous vote.

The secretary offered the following resolve, which was adopted: Resolved, That in the opinion of this Board the adoption by the state of some thorough and efficient system by which reliable and extensive statistical information could be obtained and laid before the people, would greatly conduce to the prosperity of the commonwealth by developing our known and unknown, active and dormant resources, our facilities for all industrial pursuits, and by increasing our population, products, wealth and power.

The secretary was instructed to present the same to the approprieat committee of the legislature, and to urge favorable action thereon.

Specimens of seed corn were presented by Messrs. Dill and Flint, potatoes by Mr. Lancaster, and seeds of the Hubbard squash by the secretary, all of which were distributed among the members for trial.

Distribution of so many agricultural documents as were bound was made by a committee appointed for the purpose, and on motion of Mr. Hammatt, it was voted, that the further distribution of reports or other documents which are or may be within the control of the Board, be left to the discretion of the secretary.

It was also voted, that Messrs. Martin, Anderson and Goodale, be a committee to confer with the several agricultural societies in the state, and if practicable to arrange and announce the time for the several exhibitions of said societies; in accordance with the recommendation of this Board.

The following was also adopted:

Resolved, That the secretary of the Board with the advice of the president, be authorized to act in behalf of the Board, in any matters demanding action in the recess.

On motion of Mr. Dill, it was

Resolved, That each member select (before adjournment) one topic upon which to report to the secretary, on or before thirtieth of September next; and subsequently, another topic for discussion at the next session of the Board, upon which he will then present his views, either verbally or by written report, as he may prefer. The topics selected to be investigated and reported upon as above, are as follows:

The soiling system: Calvin Chamberlain.

Clearing of new lands: Alfred Cushman.

Renovation of exhausted lands: E. L. Hammond.

Shelter cheaper than fodder: William R. Flint.

Marine manures: B. C. Bailey, Samuel Wasson.

Feeding of farm stock: Robert Martin, W. E. Drummond
Best breed of cattle for general use: Ashur Davis.
Horses: J. D. Tucker.

Loss arising from a surplus of horses: Seward Dill.

Profits of growing pork: William M. Palmer.
Potatoes and their culture: E. B. Stackpole.

Planting of orchards: Joseph Avery.

Culture of the smaller fruits: Albert Noyes.

How to make farming profitable: Hugh Porter.
Application of manures: Francis Fuller.

Facilities of northern Maine for stock growing: Hiram Stevens.
Culture of Indian Corn: Hiram Russ.

Renovation of old orchards: N. T. True.

Climate and soil of Maine in connection with Agriculture: Wm. C. Hammatt.

Sheep: J. F. Anderson.

Poultry: F. L. Rice.

After the passage of complimentary votes to the president and secretary, and to the reporters for the public press, the Board adjourned without day.