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authorized to appoint such committee for future meetings of the 

 Board. 



The motion being seconded, it was agreed to. 



On motion of Mr. McClelian, a Memorial Committee was ap- 

 pointed by the Chair to take action on the death of Mr. George T. 

 Henry, an ex-member of the State Board from Clarion county. 



The SECKETARY: The whole proceeding in regard to this fruit 

 business is quite clear in my mind, as much so as if it had occurred 

 yesterday. When we were about to conclude the meeting of the 

 State Board, before the round-up meeting was organized, Mr. Herr 

 arose in his place and called attention to the very flue exhibit of 

 fruit that was standing just to the left of the seat which was oc- 

 cupied by the Chairman, and he suggested that it would be a very 

 excellent thing that exhibits of fruit should be brought here in 

 order that persons who were well acquainted with the varieties of 

 fruit growing in the State of Pennsylvania might name certain vari- 

 eties that were brought, the names of which were unknown by the 

 producers; and after talking a little while, upon this subject, he 

 made the motion that a committee be appointed, whose duty it 

 should be — this committee to be expert fruit growers — whose duty 

 it should be to name the varieties that were presented to the meet- 

 ing, and specially requested in his remarks that he be not placed on 

 that committee for the reason that he did not consider himself an 

 expert. I make these remarks in order to call it to the recollection 

 of all, so that you may know just exactly when this matter took 

 place. After he concluded, some remarks were made by Dr. Funk 

 about a certain black apple that had come into Pennsylvania from 

 Arkansas, and this apple he commended very highly. 



A Member: Do I understand that farm products are included in 

 this motion? 



The SECRETARY: No, the exhibit there consisted of fruit and 

 vegetables. There w^ere some very fine potatoes up there, and Mr. 

 Hutchison took occasion to suggest that possibly they were not 

 all of the same size, and then the motion consisted of fruit only — 

 that a committee be appointed to name certain varieties, as I have 

 stated. 



MR. McCLELLAN: The resolution that was just carried, carries 

 with it farm products, does it not? 



The SECRETARY: No, I do not so understand it. I understand 

 that Mr. Herr's motion was confined to the inspection and naming 

 of certain varieties of fruit not known to the producers; that was 

 to be the duty of this committee of experts. 



MR. HERR: I suggested only a committee on fruits; it is not likely 

 that a committee who would be experts on fruits would be also ex- 

 perts on farm products. I want to make a suggestion that here- 

 after the programs call our attention particularly to that and state, 

 if it is so that it can be, that a place will be provided for that fruit. 

 If these matters are called to our attention, we should be likely to be 

 more prompt in bringing our fruit, and I rise to second the motion 



