DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS. 1/3 



for he did not have them to send. He is going to get one or 

 two more farms and is saving three thousand barrels of his 

 best certified seed to plant 500 acres. This is how Mr. Reed is 

 using the inspection work. 



President Copeland: We all know that the very founda- 

 tion of this whole structure rests on quality. We have beeri 

 handicapped very much by lack of funds. We need a man of 

 ability to put in his whole time and we have not had it, and 

 how can we expect to maintain this high standard and advance, 

 as we hope to advance, without capital. If you do not think 

 something needs to be done, consult the judges of the exhibit. 

 When the exhibits were put up, I thought they looked fine, 

 but when they began to cut through the potatoes they did not 

 look so well, and it takes time and money to find out these 

 things, so we will know what to put in an exhibit and what to 

 leave out. In regard to the matter of which Mr Rogers spoke. 

 I am glad this was brought up. We should have some title at 

 the Department of Agriculture to give us some standing, and 

 to help us get an appropriation. 



Mr. White : Can we not have a motion made in this meet- 

 ing as to our wishes ; then we can have it put in writing and 

 refer it to the executive committee of the Federation of Agri- 

 cultural Associations. 



Dr. Woods: I should put it in the hands of the executive 

 committee. 



President Copeland: I would like to inquire if this appro- 

 priation which we receive from the legislature, of one thousand 

 dollars, has to be used wholly for the annual meeting, or can it 

 be used for inspection work? Also, if the whole amount is 

 not used, does the amount remaining revert to the state or do 

 we have it? 



Mr. Rogers : I understand we can use it for most anything 

 the Association wishes, with the approval of the Commissioner 

 of Agriculture. This meeting will not cost as much in Augusta, 

 for we have to pay our own expenses here, whereas when the 

 meeting is held outside this city, the Department pays traveling 

 expenses, hotel bills, etc. 



President Copeland: I made this inquiry because I knew 

 the first bill was drawn so that we could not use a cent, except 

 for the expenses of the annual meeting. I understood the next 



