o4r4 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Kagau: I thiuk that tbe meeting of the American Pomologicai 

 Society that is to be held in Boston next month Is of sufficient importance 

 to justify the attention of this Society. I call the attention of this meet- 

 ing to the imporra'nce of sending a delegate from this Society to that 

 meeting. There should be one or two delegates. I thinli this meeting 

 is to be held the 10th, 11th, and 12th of September. 



II. H. Swaim: I believe that it is customary for this Society to ceud 

 delegates to this meeting, is it notV 



President Stevens: It has been so. 



H. H. Swaim: I move you that Prof. Troop be selected as our delegate 

 to attend the meeting of the Pomological Society. 



President Stevens: I understand this is a matter that belongs to tlie 

 Horticultural Board. 



Mr. Teas: That is correct. 



H. H. Swaim: Then I withdraw my motion under the circumstances. 



President Stevens: We will have a report from the Committee on 

 Resolutions if the report is ready. 



Mr. Bartholomew: Mr. Chairman, your committee submits the follow, 

 ing: 



Whereas, The officers and members of the Indiana Horticultural So. 

 ciety have been royally entertained during the past two days, therefore 

 be It 



Resolved, That we tender our thanks to the several horticultural 

 societies and farmers' clubs of Madison County for their efforts to make 

 this midsummer meeting of our Society a success; 



Resolved, That we especially thank the good people of this immediate 

 neighborhood for their hospitality. We feel deeply grateful to them not 

 only for abundantly supplying our wants from time to time here at this 

 place of meeting, but for opening their homes to us and making our stay 

 here pleasant. We will carry with us pleasant niejnories of this meeting 

 and of these excellent people who have done all in their power to make 

 us feel that we are truly welcome to their community. 



H. S. K. BARTHOLOMEW, 



J. TROOP, 



H. H. SWAIM, 



Committee. 



Sylvester Johnson: I move you that we adopt the resolutions as read. 



The motion was seconded and carried. 



