SEED IMPROVEMENT MEETING. 289 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 



In view of the remarkable success of the officers of the Maine Seed 

 Improvement Association in presenting to the public the great need 

 of seed improvement in this State and the work already accomplished 

 in this direction, as demonstrated by the beautiful exhibit at this ses- 

 sion, and realizing that the future success of the work will depend large- 

 ly on the aggressive policy of the association, therefore be it 



Resolved, that we recommend that the executive committee present 

 our needs to the next Legislature and use their utmost endeavors to 

 secure an appropriation of not less than $500.00 to forward the work of 

 the association. 



Resolved, that the as.sociation favors a conference of representatives 

 of the different agricultural organizations of the State and that the 

 President appoint one or more delegates to attend that conference — 

 same to meet as early in 191 1 as possible. 



Resolved, that the thanks of the association are extended to the City 

 Government and Board of Trade for the interest they have taken in 

 the work of the association, for their generous hospitality in tendering 

 the use of the City Building, and other courtesies. 



Resolved, that we hereby express our appreciation to the railroads 

 and hotels for the special rates and privileges which they have given. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Charles S. Pope, 



C. M. White, 



John Pease, 



Coniinittee on Resolutions. 



L. S. AIerrill : I omitted to say to yoti, in behalf of Di- 

 rector Woods of the Experiment Station and in behalf of the 

 College of Agriculture, when I was speaking of the field work 

 that is going to be done by these institutions, that sometime dur- 

 ing next summer we would like to have you, as an association, 

 visit these two institutions, so that you may be there while the 

 field work is on, and while the breeding work at the experiment 

 farm is on. In addition to the field work, the comparative 

 tests of varieties, there will be several hundred actual breeding 

 plot's. The present year individuals have been selected out 

 of the demonstration work and next year from those individ- 

 uals several hundred will be selected ; so that if the farmers 

 should have a Field Day they would have an opportunity to 

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