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exactly by experimenting, some varieties being more amenable to 

 this process than others. A movement is afoot to hold a grand 

 exhibition to be national in its character at a date when Peonies are 

 read}' to flower at the latest date at points north, so that those 

 which flower in the earlier part of the country could be held in 

 cold storage awaiting those which flower later, thus bringing them 

 together at a convenient point for the purposes of comparison and. 

 where necessary, for correction as to naming. 



Taking floriculture from a financial viewpoint, it has not been so 

 successful as some years immediately preceding the years 1903-1904. 



Dr. Schaeffer in the chair. 



The CHAIRMAN: What shall be done with this report? 



On motion it was ordered to be accepted and filed. 



The report of the Committee on Live Stock was called for. 



DR. M. E. CONARD: I was not aware that I was on that com- 

 mittee. I have been on it for three or four years and I thought 

 there was a change at the last annual meeting and consequently 

 I have not prepared a report. I don't know that I could cover any 

 new ground in a further discussion of it, or any ground that I have 

 not covered in former years, except to encourage the raising of 

 more stock on account of the high prices which prcA^ail in our State, 

 and I would therefore suggest a re-reading of our old reports. I am 

 very sorry there was a misunderstanding on my part or I would have 

 prepared a paper. 



The CHAIRMAN: I want to say for these reports that I have 

 found them interesting. I had intended to go off to my own special 

 work but I thought that they were so interesting that I would stay. 



The SECRETARY: ^Ve have reports from two of the Specialists 

 of the Board, which have been sent to me. If it be the will of the 

 Board we will have them read now. 



The CHAIRMAN: 1 think the Committee on Legislation is about 

 ready to report: 



MR. SEXTON: The Committee on Legislation has not had time 

 to confer and if there are no objections we would ask to put off our 

 report until afternoon. 



Mr. HERR in the chair. 



The CHAIRMAN: I see Professor Hamilton is present and we 

 would be glad to have some remarks from him. 



PROFESSOR HAMILTON: I am very glad to nwd ilic members 

 of tilt' old State Board. It is unnecessarv for me to sav that for 



