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year, whicli had in fjoiioral followed the recommendations of the com- 

 mitt(M\ and that in several otliei- Staters there was dissatisfaction with 

 the present laws which nii<;ht lead to dianj^es. The opinion was 

 expressed that in general the movement is •rradnally in favor of the 

 general provisions for fertilizer legishition reconnnended by the 

 association. 



Dr. A. C. Trne presented the report of the l)il)lioo:raj)her of the 

 association, noting nearly a hundred bibliographies whicli had ap- 

 peared during the year upon subjects of interest to agi-icultural 

 investigators and that of the connnittee on methods of teaching 

 agriculture. It was stated that the committee desired in future to 

 work along two main lines, viz: (1) To studj^ courses of agriculture 

 to be taught in secondary agricultural schools and other high schools 

 generally, and (2) to make a more detailed study of college courses 

 in animal husbandry and develop some special topic of this subject 

 from a pedagogical standpoint. Doctor True then explained the 

 Avork of this Office in relatioh to agricultural education, pointing out 

 the recognition it has received as a leading agency for the promotion 

 of this branch of education, and the action of the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture in requesting from Congress an increased appropriation of 

 $5,000 for the dcA'elopment of work along this line. 



The committee on graduate study reported, through Prof. L. H. 

 Bailey, chairman, that arrangements have been made for holding a 

 second session of the school of graduate stud}' at the University of 

 Illinois during the coming summer. A canvass of the agricultural 

 colleges for subscriptions of $25 a year toward the maintenance of the 

 graduate school, as provided for by the association last year, showed 

 27 colleges favorable to making such subscription, 15 unfavorable, 

 and 4 doubtful. The committee emphasized the importance of the 

 graduate school, which it thought should be a regular and continuous 

 work of the association. It held that the school should be an insti- 

 tution of the association, and that it should assume responsibility for 

 its policy and management. The college where the school was held 

 would then be the agent of the association. The sources of income 

 for the graduate school would be (1) fees from the students, which it 

 thought should be fixed at $10, (2) the contributions from the asso- 

 ciation, derived from the colleges subscribing, and (3) the contribu- 

 tions of the institution at which the course was given. The report 

 of the committee, with its recommendations, was adoj^ted. 



The committee on pure-food legislation reported, through Prof. 

 W. A. Withers, chairman, that progress had been made in extending 

 and strengthening the State laws relating to foods, and also in the 

 better execution of pure-food laws. It referred to the satisfactory 

 workings of the inspection of imported foods as indicating the advan- 

 tages of a national pure-food law. 



