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The Older of business on the program for the afternoon session 

 was then resumed. 



Mr. M. N. Clark jjresented a paper on "A Bird's-eye View of the 

 Western Pennsylvania Farms." 



The next paper was by Mr. Norris Cx. Temple, on ''Poultry for 

 Profit." 



Adjourned until 7.15 this evening. ' 



Wednesday Evening, January 28, 1903. 



The Board was called to order at 7.15 P. M., Vice President Brod- 

 head in the Chair. 



The first paper of the evening was by Hon. W. F. Beck on "How 

 to Make Reasonably Sure of a Successful Crop of Potatoes on 

 Heavy Limestone Soil." 



The next paper was by Prof. C. B. Cochran, on "Tea, Coffee and 

 Cocoa." 



Mr. Sexton offered the following resolution: 



"Whereas, The material prosperity of the community, State and Nation rest 

 upon agriculture as its foundation, and 



"Whereas, The liberal and practical education of the farmer is essential to 

 his success under the sharp competition of recent years, and 



"Whereas, The public provision for ag-ricultural education in Pennsylvania 

 is far below that in any other state and entirely inadequate to supply the 

 demand, and 



"Whereas, A combined effort is being^ made by the agricultural organizations 

 of the State to secure adequate and necessary means and equipment for educa- 

 tion in agriculture and forestry at The Pennsylvania State College; therefore, 



"Resolved, That the Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture, as a member of 

 the Allied Agricultural Organizations, pledges its hearty support to that effect 

 and recommends to its members that they use all proper means to secure from 

 the present Legislature a liberal appropriation for the erection and mainte- 

 nance of a suitable agricultural building and the support of instruction in agri- 

 culture and forestry at The Pennsylvania State College. 



"Resolved, That the Board hereby expresses appreciation of the favorable 

 action of the Legislature of 1901, in making an appropriation for a Dairy Build- 

 ing, and regrets that that appropriation failed to receive the approval of the 

 Governor. 



"Resolved, That a special committee of three (3) be appointed to co-operate 

 with the Legislative Committee of the Allied Agricultural Organizations, and 

 that the chairman of said committee be the representative of the Board upon 

 the Executive Committee of the Allied Agricultural Organizations." Adopted. 



The next paper was by Prof. I. P. Roberts, of Cornell University, 

 on "The Responsibilties and Duties of State Boards and Teachers of 

 Agriculturo." Hiscussion followed, participated in by Messrs. Ham- 



