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quired amount of instruction as laid down in the curriculum. 

 This will have to be done to maintain the present standard of 

 the College. 



Third, that greenhouses and laboratories connected there- 

 with be constructed for proper instruction and practice in 

 floriculture, horticulture, soil, bacteriology, forestry, spraying 

 and grafting. No argument is needed to convince one of the 

 needs along this line after a single visit to the present structure. 



Fourth, that a veterinary operating room is needed and it 

 would seem to the committee that the present stock pavilion 

 might be advantageously turned into such. 



Fifth, that sufficient land should be used on the present prop- 

 erty of the University or more land be procured, in order that 

 the sheep and hogs might have sufficient pasture, as it is a 

 conceded fact that continual housing or confinement is an im- 

 practicable method of economical production of such animals. 



Sixth, that the associations we represent pass resolutions 

 adopting these recommendations and do all in their power to 

 aid in obtaining legislation to the end that the Agricultural 

 College may become what it should be, — a place of highest 

 authority for public information on all agricultural subjects. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. McIntire, 

 L. E. McIntire, 



L. C. HOLSTON, 



Committee. 



Voted, that the report of this committee be referred to the 

 committee on resolutions. 



The committee on legislation was announced as follows : Dr. 

 L. S. Merrill, L. E. Mclntire, W. G. Hunton. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE OX RESOLUTIONS. 



Resolved, That this association heartily endorses and will 

 give every possible aid to the securing of an appropriation for 

 a new dairy building and dairy^ barns at the University of 

 Maine, believing that, as set forth in the report of the com- 

 mittee of visitors to the University, such an appropriation is 



