No. 7. DEtARTMJENT OF AGRICULTURE. 11? 



Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Clark, Miss ivahler and Mrs. Crawford, on mo- 

 tion, were admitted as honorary members of the Board of Agricul- 

 ture and were invited to come forward and take front seats. 



A Member: We have with us Brother Brodhead, of Susquehanna 

 county, who should be accorded the privileges of the meeting, and 

 I move you, Mr. Chairman, that this be done. 



The motion was agreed to. 



The CHAIRMAN: The next thing in order is unfinished business. 

 Is there anything left over from the annual meeting that we should 

 dispose of to-day? 



The SECRETARY: There is no unfinished business from the other 

 meeting that appeared in the minutes. 



MR. CLARK: Mr. Chairman, I move to extend a vote of thanks to 

 our good friend Henry Northup for his fine exhibit of apples and 

 potatoes on the table here. 



The motion being duly seconded, it was agreed to. 



MR. HUTCHISON: The other day a brother came to my house with 

 some apples and potatoes which were very nice, and after a little 

 time he said, ''I don't want you to think that the whole crop is like 

 this." I think perhaps this exhibit here may be a little like that. 



The CHAIRMAN: Mr. Martin has a list of persons that he wishes 

 to present. 



Whereupon, the following gentlemen were brought forward by 

 Mr. Martin and introduced to the Board: 



W. H. Miller, Crawford county; Prof. Wells W. Cooke, Washing- 

 ton, D. C; A. B. Lehman. Franklin county; Prof. J. M. Hantz, Fay- 

 ette county ; J. T. Camjibell, Crawford county; G. B. Waychoif, Greene 

 county; S. W^ H. V^altz, Lycoming county; Archie Billings, Erie 

 county; L. W. Eighty, Adams county; Z. T. Cure, Lackawanna 

 county; R. L. Beardslee, Bradford county, and Geo. A. Woodside, 

 W^arren county. 



MR. STOUT: Mr. Chairmau, I listened to Mr. Blyholder's remarks 

 and I think there is something in it, and I was thinking perhaps if 

 it was in order it will be well to have a resolution presented to look: 

 into that matter and have it referred to our Legislative Committee- 

 so that they may determine whether they think it advisable to* 

 recommend any change in the manner in which our State Board is; 

 selected. 



If it is in order, I move that a committee be appointed to draft and' 

 formulate their ideas and present same to our Legislative Commit- 

 tee to report at our January meeting. I don't know, but it seems to- 

 me we ought to dispose of it in some shape. 



The CHAIRMAN: We are on the question of unfinished business;, 

 that would come under the head of new business. 



