l,j ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



1 had hoped that he would be present and favor us with some re- 

 marks at this time. We would like, however, to hear from Mr. De- 

 trich as his representative. 



MR. DETRICH: Mr. Chairman and Members of the State Board of 

 Agriculture: I will say on behalf of Mr. Kates, that he is very glad 

 to have the opportunity of inviting you to visit his farm. He took 

 the farm under most adverse circumstances and the conditions were 

 such as to present great difficulties that we are beginning to over- 

 come. We are very much pleased with the progress already made 

 and would like to have you come and cee for yourselves what is being 

 done in accordance with the methods carried on for many years at 

 Flourtown. We shall be able to show you some fields that have 

 never been touched and some on which we are applying the methods 

 that were so successfully used at Flourtown. You can see the 

 contrast for yourselves between the fields that have been redeemed 

 and taken care of, and the fields lying just as they were one year 

 ago. We are very anxious for every person in this audience to see 

 the proprietor as well as myself, and we want to meet you all at 

 "Harvest Home Farm" to-morrow afternoon. 



The Committee on Credentials announced through its Chairman 

 that it was ready to report. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. 



The Committee on Credentials Respectfully Report that we Exam- 

 ined the Credentials of the Following Persons for Membership 

 in the State Board and Found them Correct: 



W. C. Black, Mercer county, term expires, 1908. 



R. F. Schwarz, Analomink, Monroe county, term expires 1908. 



J. Newton Glover, Vicksburg, Union county, term expires 1908. 



(Signed.) 

 J. A. HERR, 



D. A. KNUPPENBURG, 

 W. H. H. RIDDLE, 

 G. F. BARNES, 

 W. H. HOWARD, 

 J. W. NELSON, 

 S. M. McHENRY. 



Committee. 



On motion, the report of the Committee on Credentials was 

 adopted as read. 



MR. HERR: Mr. Chairman, I am advised that I. A. Eschbach, of 



