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Agriculture. I am wondering if it would not be wise at this time 

 for the President to apixiiiit a committee of three, one from each 

 one of these three organizations, and see if we cannot get the work 

 in better shape so that our farmers can take more advantage of it. 



The Pkesidea't: You have heard the suffffestion of ]\Ir. 

 Winters — I do not know that it is in the form of a motion. I am 

 sure everyone will see the desirability of the men at Cornell who 

 are studying the jjropositiou, the Conservation Commission, and 

 some of the real farmers getting together on this topic. 



Motion was made and carried that the President appoint an 

 advisory committee consisting of a representative of the Conser- 

 vation Commission, a representative of Cornell University and 

 a representative of the Department of Agriculture to consider 

 these questions with the object of working out and harmonizing 

 laws in reference to same. 



(For committee see page 1225.) 



Meeting adjourned until 8 p. m. 



EvE^•l^'G Session 

 Meeting called to order by President Sisson. 



Prayer by Rev. Alexander H. Abbott, Emmanuel Baptist 

 Church, Albany. 



The President : Xothing is more gratifying to those who have 

 been attempting to do for the agriculture of the state what they 

 might than the sympathetic interest that has been taken in our 

 work by those in high authority in the state. The time has 

 come when men of affairs, tinanciers, leaders of thought and 

 legislators understand that agriculture must be considered as a 

 great public movement and not in the interest of farmers alone, 

 or even primarily in their interest; and that we have the intelli- 

 gent sympathy and cooperation of such men is a matter of con- 

 gratulation to our industry. On that account, as v^-ell as per- 

 sonally, it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you as your 

 presiding officer this evening the Honoral)le Martin H. Glvnn, 

 Lieutenant-Governor of the State of Xew York. 



