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sixty thousand roses cultivated. We went into Agricultural Hall 

 and in that place there was a wonderful display of the great things 

 of agriculture. I wish I had time just to touch upon two or 

 three things that I saw in that agricultural palace, as they called 

 it, that immense building covering over 23 acres of ground. The 

 thought came to me that agriculture after all, is the very greatest 

 of pursuits. We passed from Agricultural Hall and there standing 

 out against the beautiful blue sky, for it was one of those clear 

 days in the typical climate of St. Louis, and we looked up and saw 

 on the top of one of those wonderful buildings, the majestic figure 

 of Peace, and she spread her wings over the whole world. 



(Mrs. Orr then reviewed at considerable length the history of the 

 Louisiana Territory, and gave a very interesting description of what 

 she saw in the dairy department, and spoke of it as especially an 

 attractive educational feature.) 



MR. MARTIN: We regret very much the flight of time, but the 

 hour of twelve o'clock seems to have arrived. We have listened 

 to very much instruction, which has been especially valuable to me 

 in trying to arrange the affairs of the farmers' institutes of Penn- 

 sylvania. I shall be interested in reading over the record of what 

 has happened during the past two hours. 



Meeting adjourned to one o'clock. 



W r est Chester, Thursday, May 25, 1905, 1 P. M. 

 Mr. M. N. Clark in the Chair. 



The CHAIR: It has been arranged to take up No. 2 on the pro- 

 gram for yesterday afternoon at this time, on the subject of ''Poul- 

 try Breeding and Specialty Breeding," by Mr. T. E. Orr, of Beaver 

 county, Pa. Mr. Orr will now address you. 



(There were upon the platform a number of coops containing sped 

 mens of fowls used by Mr. Orr for the purpose of demonstration 

 during the course of his address.) 



MR. ORR: Mr. Chairman, the stenographer just asked me a mo- 

 ment ago if I had a typewritten copy of my talk. I want to say 

 to you that I never had such a thing. The only sentence I had 

 prepared was this: "Ladies and Gentlemen: I congratulate myself 

 that 1 have for this afternoon a chairmau who is a clergyman and, 

 therefore, he will appreciate the merits of chickens." Now that 

 would have been for the chairman of yesterday, but the chairman of 



