No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 799 



PROF. VAN DEMAN: One word of caution to uiiiserynifu. Im 

 grafting apple roots if any are found with crown gall throw them 

 out and burn'at once. Have carbolic acid on the tabic, and wipe 

 blade of grafting knife with it frequently and any germs present 

 will be destroyed. I have never noticed any difference between 

 grafted or budded trees. It cannot be killed with sulphate of cop- 

 per (blue stone). 



BLECTON OF OFFICERS FOR 1904. 



Mr. Cooper of Committee on Nominations, submitted Ihe follow- 

 ing list of officers for the current year: 



President, Howard A. Chase, Philadelphia. 



Vice Presidents, Gabriel Hiester, Harrisburg; Hon. W. T. Creasy, 

 Catawissa; D. C. Rupp, Shiremaiistown. 



Recording Secretary, Enos B. Engie, Waynesboro. 



Corresponding Secretary, Wm. P. Brinton, Christiana. 



Treasurer, Edwin W. Thomas, King of Prussia. 



On motion, Mr. Cooper was authorized to cast the ballot of the 

 Association, and the aforenamed were declared elected. 



The following resolution w as offered by Dr. Funk and unanimously 

 adopted: 



"Resolved, That having learned that the oflRce of the Economic Zoologist is 

 not regularly equipped with a stenographer, and as it is very important that 

 we as practical producers be promptly supplied w^ith full and complete informa- 

 tion from that important office, both by personal correspondence and through 

 the publications, we, the members of the State Horticultural Association of 

 Pennsylvania do hereby respectfully request the Governor of this Common- 

 wealth and the Secretary of Agriculture to aid us by trying to find a means of 

 engaging a stenographer for the office of Economic Zoologist until the next 

 session of the Legislature, when proper appropriation should be made for the 

 same. We ask this in order to receive full benefit of the efficient work of this 

 Division of the Department of Agriculture. 



Prof. Butz, of Committee on "Fruit Packages," stated that said 

 committee was not ready to report at present and asked permission 

 to hold over until next annual meeting. There being no objection 

 the request was granted by the Chair. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON NOMENCLATURE AND 



EXHIBITS. 



Your Committee on Exhibits begs leave to report the following: 



Apples, 9 plates by J. G. Rush. 

 Apples, 6 plates by Danl. Smeych. 

 Apples, 7 plates by A. W. Root & Bro. 



