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million dollars. The action of the convention upon this topic is 

 indicated by the passage of the following resolutions, introduced 

 by Mr. C. V. Riley of St. Louis, Entomologist to the State of 

 Missouri : 



Whereas, The injuries caused by the noxious insects to the 

 different crops of the country are among the most serious draw- 

 backs to successful agriculture, and all knowledge that will enable 

 us to counteract the ravages of these pests of the farmer should 

 be disseminated throughout the country ; and 



Whereas, It is known to the members of this convention that 

 Mr. Townsend. Glover, Entomologist of the Department of Agri- 

 culture, has been for many years engaged in preparing expensive 

 illustrations and other materials for a work on insects ; and 



Whereas, The labors of said officer are in great part lost to the 

 country for want of sufficient means to publish this work ; there- 

 fore, 



Resolved, That this convention earnestly ask of Congress an ap- 

 propriation to the Department of Agriculture to enable it to 

 publish the work at once. 



Revolved, That an annual appropriation of at least $10,000 be 

 furthermore asked for the special purpose of causing experiments 

 for the destruction of noxious insects to be made by the different 

 State Boards throughout the country, whenever the Commissioner 

 shall see fit to so instruct and airect said Boards, the /esults of 

 such experiments to be published in and disseminated through the 

 monthly reports of the department." 



Many topics incidentally considered, and resolutions of minor 

 importance are necessarily omitted in this report. It was deter- 

 mined that another convention be holden in Washington, to meet 

 on the third Wednesday of February, 1873. The President of the 

 United States honored the convention by his presence ou the third 

 day, during a portion of its proceedings. 



In conclusion it is proper to state that an accurate impression of 

 the real doings of the convention would hardly be obtained from 

 the published report of the proceedings. Much important work 

 was done in committees of which the report gives but a very 

 imperfect idea. Great good must come from the comparison of 

 views for which the convention furnished an opportunity. The 

 movement inaugurated for the more liberal endowment of agricul- 

 tural institutions, and for their establishment in those States in 

 which they do not now exist ; for the establishment of experi- 



