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of agricultural organizations, held at State College, June 5th and 6th, 

 1900, another conference was called to meet at Uanisburg, January 

 21, 1902, io hviw llie report of the legislative committee, and to 

 further consider the i)romotion of agricultui'al education in all its 

 branches in Pennsylvania. It was moved and carried that the former 

 delegates should represent the Pennsylvania Dairy Union at this 

 meeting at llarrisburg. 



A communication from 11. P, Armsby, Dean of the Agricultural 

 School, Pennsylvania State College, was read to the effect that the 

 school has maintained a creamery course and graduated a consider- 

 able number of young men. The organization of the dairymen of the. 

 State as represented by the Pennsylvania Dairy Union it was thought 

 should have a view to a somewhat closer union of forces between 

 them and the college. The certificate which is now given by the col 

 lege to those who successfully complete the creamery course, appears 

 to be highly prized by the students and recognized by employers. Its 

 value it would seem would be increased in both respects if it were 

 possible to bring to the aid of the college instructors to aid in award- 

 ing the certificates, the practical judgment of expert dairymen repre- 

 senting the Dairy Union, and there was suggested the appointment 

 of a small committee to act in conjunction with them. The Dean's 

 name and the names of the men on the committee would thereby 

 attached. 



Another communication was read from E. S. Bayard, of Pittsburg, 

 Pa., secretary of the Pennsylvania Live Stock Breeders' Association, 

 in which he stated that they desired to have the meetings of their 

 association and the Dairy Union held together. He suggested leav- 

 ijig the time and place of the next annual meeting in the hands of the 

 Executive Committee or special committee, and) he would endeavor 

 to get the Breeders' Association to do the same thing. The or- 

 ganization could be taken to one end of the State one year and to the 

 other the next. 



A communication from E. Sudendorf, secretary and treasurer of 

 the National Creamery Butter Makers' Association, dated Elgin, 

 111., was read, expressing the desire for the endorsement of the Dairy 

 Union for the position of Superintendent of Dairy Exhibits at the 

 coming St. Louis Fair. It was stated that the Iowa and Minnesota 

 Butter Makers' Association had seen fit to endorse him. 



Mr. Carter moved that the various communications be referred to 

 the Executive Committee with power to act. The motion was car- 

 ried. 



