No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 715 



NOMENCLATURE AND EXHIBITS. 



J. Hibberd Bartitnii, J. L. Rife, T. C. Foster. 



TO ATTEND ANNUAL MEETING OF STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



John G. Reist, J. L. Rife, AY. P. Bolton, Charles Lesher, D. D. 

 Herr. 



NOMINATIONS. 



Wm. H. Moon, H. C. Snavely, H. C. Wallize. 



LEGISLATION AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS. 



Gabriel Hiester, H. C. Snavely, Enos B. Engle, W. H. Stout, 

 Howard A. Chase, ex-o'fflcio. 



FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 



Calvin Cooper, Thos. Rakestraw, L. G. Youngs. 



Report of General Fruit Committee not being ready for submittal, 

 the President referred to the presence of L. G. Youngs and I. A, 

 Loup, of Erie county, who were here in the interest of the fruit 

 and grape growers of that section of the State. 



Mr. Y^oungs spoke of the magnitude of the fruit industry in Erie 

 county, and submitted the following paper, giving statistics in 

 reference thereto. He also read the subjoined act, which it is pro- 

 posed to ask the Legislature to pass: 



FRUIT GROWING STATISTICS OF ERIE COUNTY" 



By L. G. Youngs, North East, Pa. 



Area of Erie county, 700 square miles. 

 Farming land, 625 square miles. 

 Land along the lake suitable for grapes, 50,000 acres. 

 Land already planted to grapes, 6,000 acres. 

 Present normal production, 1,800 car-loads. 

 Value at loading stations, |600,000. 



Annual value of berries and other small fruits, |300,000. 

 Annual production of api)les, 95 per cent, of which are only fit for 

 cider, 400,000 bushels. 



