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ago I set my head against running it for commercial purposes in com- 

 petition with the citizens of the State. Honest and healthy criticism 

 we invite. 



There is a law in this State in regard to fertilizers. It is the duty 

 of the manufacturer to have an analysis printed upon every bag sold 

 in the State, send a sample to the station, and if his tag don't agree 

 with my tag, he is liable to fine and prosecution. We are ready to help 

 you in this way. We have a law, and if we don't protect ourselves, it 

 is our own fault. 



Mr. Blake — The law was engineered by a few, and was in force 

 before the fertilizer men knew anything of it. When I asked one of 

 them if he had complied with the law, he said they knew nothing about 

 the law. I have said, 'there is a law ; you had better send to the Sec- 

 retary of State ; he will keep you fully posted." 



J. 0. Evans — It has been said that the Board of Curators over 

 there at Columbia were not unfriendly to this Society. We have sent 

 them lines of experiments we wished carried out, which they never 

 carried out. For the last two or three years we sent none. Our de- 

 mauds have been ignored. We have not been invited to meet with 

 them. Why should we not feel that they are unfriendly to us ? If a 

 change has come over them, I am very glad to hear it. 



Dr. Porter — I will just say here the best move you can take to 

 impress yourselves upon the Board of Curators, tof bring yourselves 

 into closer touch with the University. I have an urgent invitation for 

 you to make Columbia your summer home. Hold your winter meet- 

 ings at various places as now, but once a year come to Columbia and 

 see for yourselves what is being done. I will warrant you that any 

 suggestions you may make will go before the Board of Curators. 



J. C. Evans — I want it distinctly understood that it is the Board 

 of Curators that I criticise. I have made the assertion that that Board 

 is unfriendly to this Society. I have too many evidences to bear me 

 out in this opinion. About a year ago I was instructed to write a let- 

 ter to the Board of Curators ; that letter was written. There was 

 nothing to justify them in ignoring that letter. That letter was writ- 

 ten only a year ago. It struck them in session ; that I know of. They 

 gave no reply, and when they were in session again they still neg- 

 lected or refused to answer that letter. They have not yet answered 

 our letter. The only way I know of is to publish that letter to show 

 that we have made an eiTort to work with them. 



I insist that that Board of Curators are not friendly to the Society. 



Sam. Miller — They seem to offer the pipe of peace now. 



