112 ANNUAL KEPOKT OF THE (Jff. Doc. 



At tile recent meeting of the State Grange, 1 had the honor to 

 present the subject of the ''Education of the Farmer." At the close 

 of my address, provisions were made for the appointment of a com- 

 mittee to investigate the condition and needs of agricultural edu- 

 cation in Pennsylvania and to report at the next meeting of the 

 State Grange. I am to present the same subject at the meeting of 

 the State Board of Agriculture and it is not improbable that that 

 body will appoint a similar committee. The Pennsylvania Dairy 

 Union has also appointed a like committee upon the subject of dairy 

 education. The Committee of the State Grange was specifically di- 

 rected to confer with any committees that might be appointed by 

 other agricultural organizations. 



It has occurred to me that if anything like organized action is 

 likely to be taken by the several committees in the interest of agri- 

 cultural education, the State Horticultural Association ought to be 

 represented. Had it been possible, I should have arranged to attend 

 your meeting and should have asked permission to present the mat- 

 ter. 



As that is impossible, I take the liberty of writing you in regard 

 to it, and hope you will consider it of sufficient general interest to 

 present at the proper time. It seems to me that the subject is one 

 which should interest every thinking agriculturist or horticulturist, 

 and I believe that there is serious danger that Pennsylvania will 

 fall behind in the march of progress unless she wakes up to the re- 

 quirements of the situation. I may be mistaken in this, but if there 

 is even a probability of its being correct, the matter certainly de- 

 serves notice. 



With best wishes for the success of the coming meeting, I am, 



Yours very sincerely, 



H. P. AKMSBY, 

 Director. 



On motion of Mr. Chase, the Committee on Legislation was author- 

 ized to co-operate with other organizations in securing legislation 

 in the interest of the farmer and horticulturist. 



"Ornamental Horticulture" was the subject of a paper read by 

 Wm. H. Moon, Morrisville, Pa. 



The President appointed the following committees: 



To Attend Annnal Meeting of State Board of Agriculture: Henry 

 W. Comfort, H. C. Suavely, D. D. Herr, H. A. Chase, Col. J. A. 

 Staple. 



Committee of Arrangements: J. Horace McFarland, Jacob Shaff- 

 ner, D. C. Rupp, Jacob L. Rife, E. B. Engle. 



Mr. Thomas Renton read a very practical paper on "The Packing 

 and Shipping of Fruit from n Commission Merchant's Standpoint." 



