DAIRY AND SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETINGS, 3OI 



that length of time. Of course we cannot fix any prices, we 

 can only indicate part;ies with whom the farmers can correspond 

 and be assured of getting some good seed providiing the men 

 are honest, and we believe the most of our seed growers are 

 honest. We thought we would make a small beginning along 

 the line we have indicated, but we do not want to do it without 

 the approval of this .association. We would like to have some 

 suggestions in regard to the matter. 



Dr. Merrill. I have known something of the work the De- 

 partment is doing along this line and certainly it is a work that 

 we must all commend. It is a splendid thing to do. I do not know 

 just what sort of a ipulblication they have in mind, whether it 

 is to be published by the Seed Improvement Association or the 

 Department of Agriculture, but I would like to speak just for 

 a moment from the standpoint of the lassooiation. An asso- 

 ciation gets credit, ge'ts standing, gets influence and reputation, 

 through what it does as an association. It seems to me that 

 what this association needs is to carry out the idea thiat I know 

 the executive committee have in mind, of .placing this associa- 

 tion on the market, so that its name, — the name See'd Improve- 

 ment Asisociation or whatever name it bears, will be worth 

 something to its members. 



Now the Coillege of Agriculture might get out a Bulletin. 

 We have an association of Maine Agricultural Students, we 

 are growing seed, and we might issue a bulletin that would give 

 the information, but that will not help the Maine Seed Improve- 

 ment Association. I think it is a splendid thing that the Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture and College of Agriculture shall give in- 

 formation broadcast to the farmers of the state, but just what 

 the executive committee must consider is, whether this matter 

 shall not be /put into the hands of a committee that shall be 

 empowered to act and place this association on the market so 

 that the association itself shall carry an advertisement of some 

 sort to the people of the state and make an inducement to the 

 farmers to become members. I think Brother Adams will agree 

 with me that this is business and that I am not criticizing his 

 work. I want to see the imotion made by our treasurer carried. 



Mr. Adams. I was not opposing the motion by any means; I 

 am very much in favor of it. I wanted you to know what we 



