32 ANNUAL, REPORT OF THE OfE. Doc. 



FERTILIZERS. 



Matthew Rodgers, Chairman. 



WOOL AND TEXTILE FIBRES. 



Hiram Young, Chairman. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Dr. M. E. Conard, Chairman. 



POULTRY. 



Norris G. Temple, Chairman, 



FORESTS AND FORESTRY. 



Dr. J. T. Rothrock, Chairman. 



APIARY. 



Prof. George C. Butz, Chairman. 



FLORICULTURE. 



Edwin Lonsdale, Chairman. 



Under the head of new business, Mr. Herr moved that the Board 

 hoJd a Summer meeting, the date to be fixed by the Advisory Com- 

 mittee, which was agreed to. Mr. Herr invited the Board to hold 

 the Summer meeting at Lock Haven. Mr. Hutchison gave an invi- 

 tation to meet at Tyrone, seconded by Mr. Gripp. A letter received 

 from Mr. Eiddle extended an invitation for the Board to meet at 

 Butler. Before the result of the ballot was announced, Mr. Hutchi- 

 son moved that Lock Haven be chosen as the place of next meeting, 

 which was unanimously- agreed to. 



Adjourned to meet at 1.30 P. M. 



Wednesday Afternoon, January 24, 1900. 



Board called to order 1.30 P. M., Vice President F. E. Field in 

 the chair. 



The regular order of business as arranged on the programme was 

 then taken up: 



The first paper was by Hon. S. R. Downing, West Chester, Pa., 

 entitled "Whether the Broad or the Narrow Way in the Business of 

 Farming." The reading of the paper was followed by discussion 

 bv Mr. Sexton. 



The next paper was by R, J. Weld, Sugar Grove, Pa., ''Our Farm 

 Garden." 



