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affect them ; and as for hogs, I have had from three hundred to four 

 hundred hogs running in my orchard, and not a spear of grass to be seen, 

 and yet the foliage is all taken by the canker-worm. 



Mr. Bryant — Those who live outside of towns and villages need 

 not expect any aid from the sparrows, for they do not live in the country; 

 they are city "born and bred," and will live only in populous districts. 



Dr. Warder — This is not so now in New York. They live there in 

 the country, and the old mother bird makes haste to push the young ones 

 out of the nest, and bids them roam for themselves, saying, "Go West, 

 young man." [Laughter.] 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The President announced that the hour agreed upon for the 

 election of officers had arrived. 



Mr. Starr nominated Mr. A. C. Hammond, of Warsaw, Hancock 

 county, for President; and, there being no other person put in nomin- 

 ation, on motion of Mr. McWhorter, the Secretary was instructed, by 

 unanimous vote, to cast one ballot for A. C. Hammond, for President. 



Mr. Jones, of Quincy, nominated Mr. J. W. Robison, of Tremont, 

 Tazewell county, for Vice-President ; and, there being no other nomin- 

 ation, the same action was taken, and J. W. Robison was unanimously 

 elected Vice-President. 



D. B. Weir nominated the present Secretary, O. B. Galusha, of 

 Normal, McLean county, for Secretary; and, as no other nomination 

 was made, on motion of Mr. Starr, D. B. Wier was ordered to cast one 

 ballot for O. B. Galusha, for Secretary. 



Mr. WfiiTAKER, of Warsaw, nominated Jonathan Huggins, of 

 Woodburn, Macoupin county — the present incumbent — for Treasurer; 

 and no other person being nominated to this office, the Secretary was, 

 by unanimous vote, directed to cast one ballot for Jonathan Huggins, 

 for Treasurer. 



The officers elect, for 1876, are therefore as follows: 



Preside tit — A. C. Hammond, Warsaw. 

 Vice-President — J. W. Robison, Tremont. 

 Secretary — O. B. Galusha, Normal. 

 Treasurer — Jonathan Huggins, Woodburn. 



