2l8 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



Mk. Beyer: It seems to me that is a very wise thing to do 

 and it suggests the idea of a standing committee whose duty it 

 shall be to give special attention to the receiving and handling 

 of dair)^ exhibits. A motion would be in order to that effect. 



On motion of l^r. Woods, it was voted that a committee of 

 three be apjxjinted by the chair, which shall be a standing com- 

 mittee, to give especial attention to the matter of receiving and 

 handling dairy exhibits; and that the Dairy Instructor, by 

 virtue of his position, shall always be a member of this com- 

 mittee. The following gentlemen were appointed as this com- 

 mittee: F. S. Adams, L. E. Mclntire, Elmer E. Harris. 



An invitation was presented by the president, from the Port- 

 land Board of Trade, for the next annual meeting to be held 

 at that place. It was voted that this invitation be referred to 

 the executive committee. 



REPORT OF VISITORS TO THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 



Your representatives to the College of Agriculture met and 

 conferred with representatives from allied organizations in the 

 state during Farmers' Week at the College. 



We decided to form ourselves into a committee and report 

 our joint findings and submit recommendations as a committee 

 to our respective organizations. 



The increased and increasing number of students in the 

 college has necessitated several changes even in the recently 

 erected agricultural building, Winslow Hall, in 'that partitions 

 have had to be removed to increase size of laboratories and 

 recitation rooms. A thoroughly equipped bacteriological lab- 

 oratory has been thus installed and a seed display room has 

 been begim and if the present plana are carried out, this room 

 will be an education in itself in seed selection and testing. 



We deem these improvements to be wise and in our humble 

 judgment a good start to make this State College an example 

 of and a place wdiere authoritative knowledge on agricultural 

 subjects may be looked for and found. 



Along this line of thoroughness, it would seem that our leg- 

 islators, if not already acquainted, should be made acquainted 

 with the desirability and need for continuing this work in every 

 line of agriculture. 



To this end, we make the following recommendations : 



