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an experimental farm in the fruit belt of Maine, upon which the 

 ]\Iaine Agricultural Experiment Station shall conduct investiga- 

 tions looking to the improvement of Maine orcharding, and 

 hereby instructs its representatives on the Experiment Station 

 Council to co-operate with this committee before the legislature. 

 Prof. Woods then briefly called attention to the invaluable ser- 

 vices which have been rendered by the late Hon. H. C. Adams 

 of Madison, Wisconsin, in the interests of dairying, not only in 

 his owm state but throughout the whole country ; and stated that 

 although he was a man of clean record so far as money matters 

 were concerned, on account of ill health and other causes he had 

 accumulated but little, and at his death it was found that his farm 

 adjoining the University of Wisconsin had a mortgage of $3000 

 upon it, and that there was a note of $500 in the bank. He also 

 stated that a movement had been made by the officials of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture to clear this debt, and 

 w^hile there was no difficulty in procuring the money, it was 

 desired to have from this Association an expression of apprecia- 

 tion for yir. Adams" services. Prof. Woods therefore moved, 

 that five dollars be taken from the treasury and added to this 

 fund to be given to Mrs. Adams for the purpose of clearing the 

 debt. It was voted that this be done. 



The committee on resolutions presented the following, which 

 w^ere adopted by the Association : 



Resolved, That this Association wishes to put itself on record 

 in appreciation of the untiring, effective work of the late Hon. 

 H. C. Adams of Wisconsin, in furthering the agricultural inter- 

 ests of this country, which culminated in the increased endow- 

 ment of our experiment stations for researches in agriculture. 



Resolved, That the Association hereby extends its thanks to 

 the citizens of Farmington and especially to Air. D. H. Knowl- 

 ton, to whose efforts w'e are indebted for a cordial welcome and 

 kindly treatment during this convention. 



Resolved, That we are under renewed obligations to the rail- 

 roads and press of the State for courtesies received in connection 

 wath this meeting. 



CHAS. D. WOODS, 

 EERIER F. PEMBER, 

 W. G. HUNTON, 



Committee on Resolutions. 



