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a member of it; I doubt it very much, therefore, I want to suggest 

 this to you, that a committee might be aiipoiiited from this Board 

 to consider the enacting of such laws as would bring the State 

 Board of Agriculture in closer touch with the farmer by specifying 

 the form of organization that should exist in the county, from the 

 fact that it now exists as I have heretofore stated. 



Then again, it seems to me that a closer relation should exist be- 

 tween the State Board of Agriculture and the various other societies, 

 that are working along the same line with the farmer. I think that 

 our work could be very much improved by a closer relationship with 

 the other organizations. 



I want to submit this proposition, that laws could be enacted and 

 should be enacted to so advance the organization of county organiza- 

 tions that such organizations should have the very closest con- 

 nection with the State Board of Agriculture. In studying this ques- 

 tion, I find there is great room for improvement right along that line. 

 Laws should be enacted to bring closer together the State Board and 

 the farmers of the State. We are aware that very much good is be- 

 ing done in our meetings and very much more would be done if they 

 could be brought right down to the individual farmer so that they 

 might receive the benefit which is intended to be derived from our 

 coming together. 



If in that way our organization was effected so that it could reach 

 down to the townships instead of only to the counties, and that very 

 often not reaching the farmers, then the information — the education 

 that is sent out in the way of information, in the way of bulletins, 

 etc., that are continuously being sent out by the Secretary of our 

 Board, would be at least in hands where they would do good; 

 but it is a fact to my knowledge, that very many of these are sent 

 out to parties who simply lay them down or throw them away and 

 they are never distributed among the farmers for whom they are in- 

 tended. It does seem to me that along that line we do need a revi- 

 sion of the lav/; that if a committee was appointed by this Board 

 to prepare and submit to our Legislature a properly drav/n bill, that 

 a vast improvement might be made along that line. We could reach 

 out to the various other organizations, farmers' clubs, the farmers' 

 alliance and grange, in such localities as they are doing work along 

 certain lines as prescribed by law, then the ofiScers of the State 

 Board would be enabled through them to reach the farmers. 



It seems to me in that way very much more good could be done. I 

 shall not lengthen my remarks, but shall leave with you the sugges- 

 tion that a committee be appointed. 



The CHAIEMAN: The subject is open for general discussion; any 

 one who has anything to say, we would be pleased to hear from 

 him now. 



