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act might be more rigidly enforced, when ^oods do not come up to 

 the requirements of the law. 



During- last year in Pennsylvania there have been received from 

 sampling agents 1,126 samples of commercial fertilizers, and 542 

 analj'zed; 305 were complete fertilizers, furnishing phosphoric acid, 

 potash and nitrogen; 82 furnishing rock and potash; 56 acidulated 

 rock; 27 ground bone, furnishing phosphoric acid and nitrogen. Be 

 it said to the credit of the manufacturers, that over two-thirds of 

 the samples subjected for analyses were found running over guar- 

 antee. The general tendency of the fertilizer trade is to use com- 

 plete fertilizer, which is correct; but where farmers will take judi- 

 cious care of all farm manure the omission of nitrogen may be 

 heeded and with advantage buy fertilizer containing only potash 

 and phosphoric acid. 



MR. "WOODWARD: I move that the report be accepted and filed, 

 and the motion being seconded, it was agreed to. 



MR. TEMPLE: If I am not mistaken it has been the custom to 

 appoint a committee to wait upon the Governor, and T. therefore, 

 move that such a committee be appointed. 



MR. SEXTON: I second the motion and say. that we would like 

 to have him present. 



It was agreed to. 



The CHAIRMAN: [ appoint Messrs. Temple, Sexton and Schwarz 

 as such committee. 



The CHAIRMAN: I omitted to call for the report of the chairman 

 of the Committee on Poultry. 



MR. TEMPLE: I have my report at the hotel and neglected to 

 bring it with me this forenoon. T will bring it with me at the next 

 session. 



The CHAIRMAN: The next order of business will be the election 

 of officers for the'ensuing year. I appoint Messrs. White and Hutch- 

 ison to conduct the election. We are now ready to receive nomina- 

 tions for vice jjresidents. 



MR. CLARK: I nominate Hon. Jason Sexton, of Montgomery 

 county. 



MR. MARTIN: I nominate Henry W. Northup, of Lackawanna 

 county. 



A Member: I nominate M. N. Clark, of Westmoreland county. 



MR. TEMPLE: I move that the nominations close and that the 

 Secretarv cast the ballot. 



