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his services in Pennsylvania as we believe the time is ripe for great 

 activity along the lines of soil investigation and its application to 

 our various agricultural interests. 



We would further ask that provisions be made for the further de- 

 velopment of the fruit industrv of the State as conducted by Prof. 

 J. P. Stewart of State College. " 



We recommend for the Department of Agriculture such increased 

 support from the State as the increasing work demands for its suc- 

 cessful prosecution. 



We heartily indorse the movement to establish in our State an 

 Agricultural Fair worthy of our Commonwealth. 



We recommend that the expenses of the meetings of this State 

 Board of Agriculture be provided for as usual. 



W^e appreciate the work of the Department of Economic Zoologist 

 and recommend a liberal provision for the prosecution of its work. 



W^e are in hearty accord with the movement to improve our public 

 roads. We believe that State Eoads should be built and kept in 

 repair by the State, and that liberal provision be made to improve 

 our Township roads. 



Kecognizing the great work of the Pennsylvania State College 

 School of Agriculture and its greatly increased needs on account of 

 the wonderful increase in the number of students, we most respect- 

 fully ask that appropriations be made for its support commensurate 

 with its needs. 



WHEKEAS we believe that there never was a time in the history 

 of our Commonwealth in which the importance of extended knowl- 

 edge relating to successful agriculture was so fully realized as is the 

 case at the present time, and Whereas, the prosperity of our State 

 depends more upon the development of its agriculture than upon any 

 other industry in which her people are engaged, therefore, 



RESOLVED, That we recommend to the General Assembly now 

 in session, an appropriation to the Department of Agriculture of 

 one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, for the two years beginning 

 June 1, 1011, to be devoted to demonstration and agricultural work, 

 as the Secretary of Agriculture shall direct. 



WHEEEAS this Board, in the discharge of its official duty is 

 brought into close touch with the Department of Agriculture, so as 

 to be able to judge of the efficiency of the efforts put forth for ad- 

 vancing the agricultural interests of the Commonwealth and the 

 enforcement of the laws enacted to secure this end 



WHEEEAS, we regard a proper administration of the affairs of 

 the Department of inestimable value to the farmers of the State, 

 and 



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