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ment. It is barely possible, if I have this published as a bulletin 

 of this Department, then in the annual report, that I might be sub- 

 ject to criticism. It is better to have it published as a bulletin than 

 in the annual report; but it is the thought of the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture to get it in both places, if possible, so that it may be pre- 

 served in the future in the formal report of the Department, and in 

 the bulletin form, so that it may go broadcast over the Common- 

 wealth as quickly as possible. 



PROF. SURFACE: Mr. Chairman, if published in the annual re- 

 port, it is limited to five thousand copies, while if it is published 

 as a bulletin, it may go as high as twentj-five thousand, and of 

 course reach five times as many people. 



The CHAIR: Are you ready for the question? 



The SECRETARY: The motion was to have Dr. Thayer's paper 

 published. 



MR. SEXTON: I accepted the amendment of Mr. Clark and that 

 covers the entire ground. ^ 



The question being on the motion, it was agreed to. 



(Inasmuch as the entire proceedings of the meeting are published 

 as a bulletin of the Department of Agriculture, it is the opinion of 

 the Secretary that the purpose of the foregoing motion, as amended, 

 is fully met, and it is hoped that this arrangement may prove en- 

 tirely satisfactory. — Secretary.) 



The report of the Executive Committee was called for by the 

 Chair, but they were not ready to report. By request of the Chair, 

 the Secretary read the names of the Executive Committee, and Mr. 

 Weidner, the Chairman of the Committee, called the Committee 

 together to meet in another room. 



PROF. SURFACE: I have here a specimen of honey-comb pois- 

 oned by foul brood. As President of the State Bee-Keepers' Asso- 

 ciation, I have been asked to place this before you so that you may 

 understand that one reason why your bees have died in great num- 

 bers in late vears, is because this disease is not detected. I will 

 leave it here for your examination. 



The CHAIR: The report of the Chemist is the next thing on the 

 program. 



Dr. Frear not being present, it was passed over. 



The CHAIR: The next is the report of the Mineralogist, Col, Henry 

 C. Demming. 



Col. Demming presented his report, which is as follows; ' 



