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iioUcis aud tlu'se clubs, 1 say there should be some law enacted so 

 that the farmer alone shall be represented, and 1 believe that the 

 brother is right. 



The CHAIRMAN: The Chairman of the Committee on Credentials 

 is prepared to present the report of this committee. 



MK. HERK, Chairman of Committee on Credentials: Mr. Chair- 

 man, I beg leave to submit the following report of your committee on 

 credentials: 



The credentials of the following have been submitted to and ex- 

 amined by your committee and found to be correct; and we recom- 

 mend that their names be placed upon the roll of members of the 

 fc?tate Board of Agriculture: 



C. A. Randall, Forest county; S. D. West, Erie county; J. H. Sny- 

 der, Luzerne county, and D. A. Knuppenburg, Wyoming county. 



J. A. HERR, 

 W. H. STOUT, 

 R. F. SCHW ARZ, 

 Report adopted. 



A Member: I notice that Mr. Taylor is here from Washington 

 county. I presume he is sent here as a delegate to represent his 

 society at this meeting. 1 move you, sir, that his name be recorded 

 as a representative from that county. 



MR. HERR: We only reported on credentials handed to us; we are 

 ready to receive credentials from that gentleman or any other gen- 

 tleman at anytime during this meeting. 



MR. HUTCHISON: Mr. Chairman, I move that this gentleman be 

 admitted as an advisory member of the Board of Agriculture, and 

 that he be granted the privileges of the floor. 



The motion having been duly seconded, it was agreed to. 



MR. KAIILER-: If it is in order, I would suggest that Henry Tip- 

 pery, of Clarion county, be recognized as an advisory member and 

 that he be granted the privileges of the meeting. 



The name of B. F. Kahler, from the Union Agricultural Society 

 was also suggested, as well as the name of Horace Seaman, vice- 

 president of the Lackawanna Agricultural Society w^as presented, 

 and, on motion, it was agreed that the names of the gentlemen men- 

 tioned be placed upon the roll, and that they be admitted to all the 

 privileges of this meeting. 



The following names were also presented: W, A. Crawford, of Ve- 

 nango county; Alva A gee, of Ohio; Mr. Hall, of Potter county; Dr. 

 Funk, of Boyertown, and Hon. A. L. Martin, Deputy Secretary of 

 Agriculture, and, on motion, they were added to the roll and granted 

 the privileges of the floor. 



