Seventy-Tiiikd Annual Report 1321 



Treasurer 

 Harry B. AViiiters, Albany. 



Executive Committee 



A. Denniston, AVashiiigtonville. 



J. A. D. S. Findlav, Salisbury Mills. 



E. H. Cliajmian, 1 ^Madison avenue, New York. 

 Dr. Thos. E. Finegan, Albany. 



Franklin I). Roosevelt, Poughkeepsie. 

 Edward van Alstyne, Kinderbook. 

 W. W. Ware, Batavia. 

 T. B. Wilson, Hall. 



F. W. Sessions, Utica. 



On motion the ^Secretary was directed to cast one ballot for 

 the list of names as read for officers for the ensuing year, and 

 this was done. 



The President : I have a suggestion from Senator Roosevelt. 

 He wonld like ns to ask our Legislative Committee to consider 

 the advisability of a bill for sending one copy of all reports and 

 bulletins of the Agricultural Department and the Conservation 

 Commission to all granges and agricultural societies in this state. 

 I shall refer this to our Legislative Committee. 



There is one other matter that should have some attention. We 

 have had very forcibly brought before us the fact that there is too 

 little coherence among the many societies, all acting in good faith 

 in the interest of agriculture in this state. We have many meet- 

 ings scattered over the state at a great expenditure of time, money 

 and energy. Cannot we do something practical to federate these 

 associations so that it will be possible for the individual to attend 

 more of these meetings than he can under present conditions ? I 

 suggested in my annual message that this society appoint a con- 

 ference committee that would take it up vigorously with like com- 

 mittees from other societies. Let them get together and have a 

 little convention of their own and arrauiie for a series of meetings 

 properly scheduled so that each would have a fair chance and still 

 give us opportunity to attend more of them than we do, and let 

 them get in touch with the broader work of this society. I made 



