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have been trying to do. We will give the association all the 

 information we have and if tihey want to go ahead we will be 

 very glad to have them. 



Dr. Merrill. I ,would suggest that the executive committee 

 request the representative of the Department engaged in this 

 see'd improvement 'work, who happens to be our secretary, to 

 make a written reportt of the result of his inspections to the 

 executive committee. 



Voted, that the executive committee of the association be 

 emipoavered and directed to iput the Seed Improvement x^ssocia- 

 tion upon a business basis. 



Dr. Merrill. I would like to move that the executive com- 

 mittee request the memlbers of the Department who make in- 

 spections to make to them a written report of the results of 

 their inspec'tions. It is understood that the Depar'fcment of 

 Agriculture has a fund of $3,000 for the encouragement of this 

 sort of work, together with some ofher lines, and we have 

 elected as our secretary the man who is engaged in the work. 

 It iseems to me the executive committee would have information 

 of 'tremendous value if they could have a written report of the 

 man who inspects the farms. It is absolutely essential tliat the 

 executive committee, in order to iput this thing where we ex- 

 pect them to, shall have some first hand knowle'dge. 



Mr. Leland. Any information we may have in the office we 

 expect to pass on to the executive committee for the use of the 

 association. I shall be pleased to do -whatever I can in helping 

 the executive committee iplan the work for next year. I think 

 the motion is not exactly necessary. In regard fo this catalogue 

 or lisit of seed that is to be put out. I think Air. Adams made 

 it quite clear that Ave are only doing this until such time as the 

 association is in a position to put out a catalogue under its 

 own name. It was our desire to put out this catalogue to 

 assist in selling this seed, with the assistance of the associa- 

 tion, and give it the credit for growing the seed. The asso- 

 ciation should, as soon as it is in a position and has funds to 

 do it, put out a catalogue of the .seed grown by its members. 

 This was merely a beginning, a start in the right direction we 

 hope. 



