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attempt be made to cultivate vegetables exclusively for market, but that all the gardening operations be restricted to planting and cultivating for experiment merely, using only so much ground as may be required to make the experiments valuable. They propose that all the land in charge of this department not embraced in the orchards, nursery, garden and ornamental grounds, be sown with timothy, to be used for hay or grazing. They think it would be well for the convenience of the Professor of Agriculture and the students studying animal husbandry, if the fine cattle how on the stock farm could be kept, at least for a portion of the year, at the barn of the horticultural department, and if this should be done, it would be necessary to fence some lots for their accommodation. The only objection to this that they conceive is that it would be somewhat inconvenient for the Superintendent of the Farm, who has these cattle in charge, and who ought to continue to have the control of their feeding and management. The development of the original plans of planting forests, orchards, arboretum, etc., will go on, of course, during the approaching season; but your committee have no special recommendation to make in relation to them. Mr. Magg, who has charge of the Experimental Farm, is desirous that Mr. Yickroy shall have the superintendence of the labor on that farm, and that the teams of the horticultural department be used in the cultivation. Tour committee doubt whether Mr. Vickroy can spare the time from his other duties, and recommend that this matter be referred to the Executive Committee. A. M. BROWN, SAMUEL EDWARDS, O. B. G-ALTJSHA, B. PULLED.

The Chairman of the Auditing Committee made the following report, which was accepted :

The Auditing Committee, to whom was referred the Treasurer's account, beg leave to report that we have examined the Treasurer's book, and compared the same with the Secretary's book and the vouchers on file, and have found that they agree and are correct. There are, however, warrants outstanding, which are included in the Treasurer's report, and are numbered 330, 614, 631, 652, 654, 661, 670 and 678. and amounting in the aggregate to $494 23. The balance of the warrants, numbering from 1 to 693, (excluding the above) have bee canceled in our presence, and we recommend that they be returned to the Treasurer for safe keeping. L. W. LAWRENCE, CYRUS HART WELL, O. B. GALUSHA, HIRAM BUCK, P. R. WRIGHT. March 12th, 1873.

On motion of Judge A. M. Brown, a recess was taken for half an hour at 3 P. M., some of the reports of committees not being fully prepared. Board reassembled after recess. Messrs. J. H. Piekrell, Chairman of. Agricultural Committee; J. M. Pearson, Chairman of Mechanical Committee$ Mr. Jas. A. Slade, Chairman of Committee on Faculty and Course of Studies5 and Gen. Mason Brayman, Chairman of Committee on Military Affairs, made their reports, (which follow)—all of which were received and adopted, and so much of them as regarded funds was referred to Finance Committee :

The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the portion of the Regent's Report relatin to the Experimental and Stock Farms, beg leave to report/ that they have had the same under consideration. They recommend that the experiments under'Mr. Flagg be continued, and that he be employed to continue the experiments both in field crops and stock, with additional experiments upon feeding, commencing with one or more calves, in what is termed the "forcing system," and same number in