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the future policy which will be most conducive to the welfare of Maine 

 agriculture. 



Rcsoh'cd: That we believe that this joint meeting of the Maine Seed 

 Improvement Association and the Maine Dairymen's x\ssociation has 

 been a great success ; that we favor the continuance of these gatherings 

 and that we believe it would be for the best interests of the agricultural 

 organizations of the State if as many as possible of them should unite 

 in such joint winter meetings. 



Resolved: That as an Association we deeply appreciate the splendid 

 hospitality which has been afforded us by the City of Portland, the 

 Portland Board of Trade, and the Portland Farmers' Club. We desire 

 to express our hearty thanks for the manner in which this convention 

 has been entertained. To these bodies is due in large measure the suc- 

 cess and pleasure of our meeting. We appreciate the courtesies extended 

 by the press, the railroads, and the people of the city of Portland. 



Signed GUY C. PORTER, 



R. O. JONES, 



RAYMOND PEARL. 



The committee on nominations reported as follows : 



President, W'. G. Hunton, Cherryfield. 



Vice President, A. P. Howes, Palmyra. 



Treasurer, C. M. White, Bowdoinham. 



Secretary, Prof. W. L. Slate, Orono. 



Executive Committee : Guy C. Porter, Houlton ; R. T. Pat- 

 en, Skowhegan ; R. L. Copeland, Holden, and Frank Carvell, 

 Gardiner. Member of Experiment Station Council, W. G. 

 Hunton. Visiting member to College of Agriculture, L. C. 

 Holston, Cornish. 



The above were duly elected. The bills were read and ap- 

 proved and ordered paid. 



An invitation to hold the next annual meeting in Lewiston 

 and Auburn was presented by L. C. Bateman of the Lewiston 

 Journal. 



Announcement of prizes awarded was made as follows : 



Best peck of Late Potatoes — ist, W. L. Hannah, Freeport; 

 2nd, Dexter Burnell, Cumberland Center ; 3rd, Guy C. Porter, 

 Houlton. 



Best peck Early Potatoes — ist, Guy C. Porter, Houlton; 2nd, 

 Dexter Burnell, Cumberland Center ; 3rd, F. W. Bonney, Mon- 

 mouth. 



