40 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



Whereas, The members of the State Board have been actually 

 engaged as chairmen of the institute work in the several counties of 

 this Commonwealth, under the direction of the Department of Agri- 

 culture, all of which has been done without compensation: 



Resolved, As members of the State Board of Agriculture, in semi- 

 annual session held at State College, Pa., June 5, 1901, we believe 

 our actual expenses should be paid. 



Resolved, That we ask the Legislature to appropriate the sum of 

 |3,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, to defray our actual 

 expenses for the next two years. 



Resolved, That we heartily endorse the action of the Legislative 

 Committee of the State Board of Agriculture in this matter. 



State College, Centre county, Pa., June 5, 1901. 



(Signed.) NORRIS G. TEMPLE, 



Chairman. 

 M. N. CLARK. 



Moved bv Mr. Stout that the resolutions be returned to the com- 

 mittee and that the chairman of the committee be instructed to for- 

 ward them to Hon, Ward R. Bliss, chairman of the Committee on 

 Appropriations. Carried. 



Col, Jno, A, ^Voodward was then given the floor to present to the 

 Board the conditions of the bill prepared and presented to the 

 Legislature, making appropriation to the State College for a dairy 

 and forestry building. The members of the Board were urged to 

 write to the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture urging that 

 the committee report the bill as soon as possible for the full amount. 



The Board adjourned at 8 P, M. to make way for the meeting of 

 the Institute Managers, and to meet at the call of the President. 



Thursday Afternoon, June 6, 1901. 



The State Board met at 4.30 P, M. to hear the report of the com- 

 mittee on credentials. The committee reported that the certificate 

 of W. H. Howard, of Cameron county, was in their hands, and, on 

 motion, Mr, Howard was admitted. 



The committee further represented that there was a contest in 

 regard to the delegate from Centre county. Majority and minority 

 reports were presented. The majority recommended the admission 

 of Col. Jno. A. Woodward, elected by the Centre County Agricul- 

 tural Society, and the minority, Col. Fred. Reynolds, as the repre- 



