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PRIVATE SESSION—8 P. M.

The Board w$nt into private session, at 3 o'clock, agreeably to vote of the morning. The report of the Committee on Agricultural Department was called up and presented, as follows, viz :

The Committee ori Agriculture have had under consideration the subject of head farmer and salary, referred back to them, and have instructed me to report: »That they recommend filling the blanks in the eighth (8th) proposition of the report with the name of Jonathan Periam, and that his salary be fixed at fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) per annum; and that he have, in addition, the use of the house on the Busey farm; and that his term of service commence on the first day of January next. The Committee further suggest that there will be needed, to carry out the recommendations contained in the report, appropriations as follows: For cost of two teams $800 00 For harness for same 80 00 For two wagons * 220 00 For feed for teams 100 00 Making a total of $1,200 00

For this purpose the Committee recommend that one-half of this amount be set apart immediately to pay for one team, wagon and harness, and the balance by the first of March, 1868. In regard to the fences around said farms, the committee are of opinion that the fencing already ordered for the Institution will be sufficient for present purposes. The committee, however, recommend that the head farmer be instructed to make a hedge fence of Osage Orange, at as early a period as is practicable, around the lands designed to be kept by the Institution. The committee also suggest and recommend that provision be made to pay the wages of at least two laborers on the farm, as soon as the head farmer shall deem their services necessary.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

The committee are of the opinion, that upon proper application to the manufacturers of agricultural implements, one at least of each kind, may be secured to the Institution, free of charge. It will be manifestly to the interest of manufacturers to send their machines of different kinds here to be tested, as an indorsement by the officers of the Institution would be highly beneficial to the manufacturers, in making sales. The committee recommend the passage of the following resolution: Resolved, That be instructed to correspond with the various manufacturers of agricultural implements, inviting them to donate to the University one at least of the various implements or machines, to be tested and used by the Institution, or placed in an exhibition hall, as the Board may elect, to form a permanent museum of agricultural implements. HEAD FARMER CHOSEN.

On motion of Mr. DUNLAP, that portion of the report which recommended Mr. PERIAM as head farmer, was adopted.