598 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



shall then and there be given a hearing. A majority vote of all the 

 directors may expel such member from the association. 



Sec. 3. Upon expulsion of a member the Secretary shall, upon the 

 order of the Board of Directors, notify the agricultural press and farm- 

 ers as far as possible that such member is no longer a member of the 

 association. 



Article VI— Rules and Regulations. 



Section 1. This association may adopt such rules and regulations to 

 secure the objects of the association as it may deeiA fit. Such rules and 

 regulations may be amended or repealed at any annual meeting or any 

 special meeting called for that purpose. This constitution may be altered, 

 amended or repealed only at the annual meeting and notice of applica- 

 tion of such alteration, amendment or repeal must be in the hands of the 

 Secretary with full text of such alteration, . amendment or repeal at least 

 three months prior to the annual meeting. 



Article VII— Rules and Regulations. 



Rule 1. No member of this association shall sell or offer for sale any 

 corn for seed purposes except on the ear only, unless otherveise ordered 

 by the purchaser. 



Rule 2. No member of this association shall sell or offer for sale 

 any corn for seed purposes other than is gi'own by himself or under his 

 direction and for seed purposes, and the type, variety, and quantity must 

 be reported to the Secretary of the association not later than the second 

 Wednesday in December of each year. 



Rule 3. Each member of this association shall conduct his business 

 of corn breeding and selling of pure bred seed corn in such manner only 

 as shall be for the elevation of the reputation of the association as a 

 means of accomplishing the object for w^hich it vs^as organized. 



Rule 4. Each member shall properly test the vitality of the seed corn 

 he offers for sale and if less than 90 per cent, germinates he shall not 

 offer it for sale. 



As a result of the work of the breeders of this association, improved 

 and carefully selected seed has been sent to the farmers of various sec- 

 tions of the coi-n belt. To show the results from such worli a few in- 

 stances will be cited in the following discussion: 



A corn gi-ower of McLean County, becoming interested In improved 

 seed, secured enough well-bred seed to plant 80 acres. In this body of 

 land there is almost 10,000 acres devoted to corn. On this field the yield 



