DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS, 299 



Voted, that the report be accepted and the recommendations 

 ad'opted, and that a vote of thanks be extended to the committee. 



C. R. Leland. In regard to the comimittee on constitution, 

 it is the decision of the committee that no change should be 

 made this year. If the association, or any of the memberb, 

 desire a change, it can be agitated during this present year and 

 the change made at the next meeting. The members should 

 bear this in mind and be thinking whether any changes in this 

 constitution should be made. 



Mr. Porter. I am not entirely satisfied with the report of 

 the committee. It seems to me that it is not progressive. Every- 

 thing considered, it may be a wise conclusion to come to, but 

 we must rememiber that we are stewards, in a way. We receive 

 the fund fro'm the state and we are under some obligation. We 

 have had a period of education along these lines. This matter 

 has been agitated in the papers and the press of the state for 

 three or four years, and the people are waking up. Now it 

 seems to me that -we ought to make progress. I was really in 

 hopes that soime recomjmendations would come from this com- 

 mittee to govern us in our work. As a member of the execu- 

 tive committee I am sure I want to do what is wise and right, 

 and put this where it iwoul'd be of the greatest benefit to all. 

 Personally I do not care for the endorsement of the association, 

 as I have been unable to furnish all the seed I could sell. E 

 have had to cancel orders and send back checks : but we are 

 under obligations to the people and we need to move forward : 

 in just what way I do not know, but it has occurred to me that 

 this association in order to be enduring and amount to some- 

 thing must work into the hands of those who propose to be pro- 

 ducers of seed. I feel very grateful to those who have insti- 

 gated this movement and started it. It is a great thing for the 

 state of Maine ; but these gentlemen have about all they can 

 attend to and it is now the duty of us farmers to see that it is 

 carried on and iperfected. Our opportunity lies along that hne. 



Mr. White. In relation to the resolution that was offered in 

 regard to the adopting of plans for seed to be sold through the 

 association, mosit of us realize that it is an almost impossible 

 matter to get out a definite plan in a company of 12 or 15. It 

 seems to me that if we should recommend to our executive 

 committee that they take up that part of the report of our com- 



