No. 6. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 201 



MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE 

 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, HELD AT 

 HARRISBURG, PA., JANUARY 28 AND 29, 1903. 



Wednesday Morning, January 28, 1903. 



The Board met in the rooms of the Board of Trade, January 28, 

 and was called to order at 9.30 A. M., Vice President White in the 

 chair. The roll was called, and the following persons answered to 

 their names: 



Members ex-officio: Hon. S. W. Pennj-packer, Governor; Dr. N. 

 C. Schaeffer, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Prof. John Ham- 

 ilton, Secretary of Agriculture. 



Appointed by the Governor: R. I. Young, Gen. James A. Beaver. 



Appointed by the State Poultry Association: Norris G. Temple. 



Eelected by County Agricultural Societies: Messrs. McGowan, 

 Jaekel, Piollet, McOlellan, Herr, Hege, Hutchison, McHeury, Bro- 

 sius, Snavely, Colcord, Notestine, Schwarz, Sexton, Murray, Beck, 

 Holman, Lonsdale, Stout, Critchfield, Bird, Brodhead, Glover, Per- 

 ham, Clark and Knuppenburg. 



The minutes of the Gettysburg meeting were then road and ap- 

 proved. 



The following persons were appointed a committee on creden- 

 tials: Messrs. Herr, Clark, McClellan, Notestine and Snavely. 



On motion of the Secretarj-, a committee, consisting of Messrs. 

 Kahler, Hutchison and Temple were appointed to wait upon the 

 Governor and invite him to attend the meeting of the Board. 



The order of business was then taken up and reports of Standing 

 Committees were called for. 



The report of Committee on Cereals and Cereal Crops was pre- 

 sented by the chairman, A. T. Weidner, which was, on motion, re- 

 ceived and ordered on file. 



The Committee on Fruit and Fruit Culture reported, through its 

 chairman, Enos B. Engle. The report was read, and, on motion, 

 was received and ordered on file. 



The report of the Committee on Fertiliz«rs was called for and 

 the chairman stated that he had not expected to be re-elected and 

 so had not prepared a report. 



The next report called for was on Wool and Textile Fibres. The 

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