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4th. Basis of Representation — The basis of representative member- 

 ship in this Association shall be as follows — each association or society 

 shall be entitled to one representative and one additional representative 

 for each one hundred members, not to exceed three members fur any 

 organization. The Department of Agriculture, College of Agriculture, 

 and Experiment Station shall each be entitled to two representatives. 

 Representatives shall be elected or appointed for the period of one 

 year, except in cases where vacancies occur, when the election or ap- 

 pointment shall be for the unexpired term : 



5th. Dues — The annual dues, payable by each member of the Fed- 

 eration, shall be $2 for each represenative it has in the Federation. 

 Said dues shall be payable in advance on or before the annual meeting 

 in each year ; 



6th. The following organizations, associatiuns, departments and in- 

 stitutions were represented: 



Maine Dairymen's Association, 



Maine Live Stock Breeders' Association, 



Maine Pomological Society, 



Maine Seed Improvement Association, 



College of Agriculture, 



Maine State Poultry Association, 



Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, 



Department of Agriculture, 



Maine State Jersey Cattle Association, 



'Maine Creamerymen's Association, 



Maine State Grange, 



Maine Sheep Breeders' Association, 



Oxford County Fruit Growers' Association, 



Sebasticook Valley Holstein Breeders' Association, 



Oxford County Holstein Breeders' Association, 



Aroostook Jersey Breeders' Association, 



Androscoggin County Holstein Breeders' Association. 



7th. It was voted to establish a Hall of Fame at the Agricultural 

 Hall, University of Maine, in which there shall be erected from time to 

 time tablets to the memory of farmers and agricultural workers who 

 have, during their lifetime, contributed in large measure to the pro- 

 motion of agriculture in the State of Maine; and it was also voted 

 that the first tablet should be erected to the memory of Dr. Ezekiel 

 Holmes. 



The report of the Secretary was accepted and the organiza- 

 tion of the Federation approved. 



The following representatives were elected to the Maine 

 Federation of Agricultural Association's : W. G. Hunton, 

 Readfield ; A. P. Howes, Palmyra. 



W. G. Hunton, Readfield, was elected visiting member to 

 the College of Agriculture and Experiment Station. 



At this point the educational program was resumed by the 

 following paper. 



