SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETING. 27I 



part of the country. We have natural power in our waterfalls, 

 intelligent farmers on our lands, upwards of 20 millions of 

 people within a radius of 250 miles. 



Let us give more thought to raising grain of quality to supply 

 such demands. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CORN ZONES. 



Your committee has met and considered the questions raised 

 by Dr. Twitchell and has come to the conclusion that, in view 

 of the importance of the questions involved and of the desir- 

 ability in the interests of fairness of reaching as correct a dis- 

 tribution of zones as possible, it is necessary to take more time 

 for the settling of this matter than can be had at the present 

 meeting. It has seemed to the committee that the most feasible 

 way in which to approach this matter is to have prepared a 

 tentative division of the State into not more than three zones. 

 In making these divisions it is believed to be absolutely neces- 

 sary to take account of soil, climatic and other local conditions. 

 In view of these circumstances it seems necessary to have the 

 divisions something other than straight parallel lines across the 

 State. It is proposed that this tentative plan, after having 

 been drawn up, shall be submitted to a number of representa- 

 tive corn growers in different sections of the State for their 

 suggestions ; these suggestions can then be incorporated in the 

 scheme and the final result prepared as a printed map of the 

 State, showing the zone divisions, and a copy of this map 

 placed in the hands of each member of the association in plenty 

 of time for him to get his exhibits in for the next meeting 

 of the association. At that meeting the whole question of the 

 distribution of the zones can be discussed and any desired 

 changes made. 



It is recommended, in accordance with these suggestions, 

 that your committee be continued with the view of carrying on 

 these suggestions and reporting at the next meeting of the 

 association. 



