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(bat the great improvement of swine has been made in compara- 

 tively recent times, it not only seems reasonable that further im 

 provement may be made, but that man may direct the improvement 

 or changes along chosen lines if he only gives his best thought and 

 efforts to that end. 



The CHAIRMAN: We are now ready to hear the report of the 

 Committee on Resolutions; Mr. Lighty, the Chairman of the Com- 

 mittee will present the report. 



RESOLUTIONS. 



MR. LIGHTY, Chairman of Committee on Resolutions: Mr. Chair- 

 man, your Committee on Resolutions submit the following: 



Whereas, The citizens of West Chester and Chester countv re- 

 ceived and welcomed, with many generous acts of open-hearted kind- 

 ness, this meeting of the State Board of Agriculture and Farmers' 

 Normal Institute, and contributed very much to its success, there- 

 fore, be it 



Resolved, That we consider ourselves under many obligations to 

 them, and especially to their Chief Burgess, Charles H. Pennypacker, 

 and to Dr. G. M. Phillips, of the West Chester State Normal School; 

 and be it further resolved, that we tender our sincere thanks to the 

 Brandywine and Foxcroft Granges for the excellent music, to Aaron 

 J. Kift and son, Edward Harvey, Morris Palmer, and Isaac Pass- 

 more for the floral decorations; to the Traction CompaEy for cour- 

 tesies extended; to Messrs. Kates and Detrich, who made it possible 

 by their generous liberality and thoughtful consideration for this 

 body to examine the great work under way at the Harvest Home 

 Farm; to the local Chairman, Mr. Norris G. Temple and Dr. M. E. 

 Conard for the excellent arrangements for the comfort and enter- 

 tainment of all those who attended, and for their untiring efforts 

 which contributed much towards making this meeting a success, we 

 extend our hearty thanks. 



Your Committee note with pleasure that the ladies not only favored 

 ns with their presence at this Normal Institute, but earnestly and 

 efficiently contributed to the real work of instruction for which they 

 deserve the highest commendation. May this phase of the work be 

 rapidly extended. 



Among the prominent co-workers in the cause who favored us 

 with their presence and gave instructive talks at our meeting, we 

 desire to mention Hon. Franklin Dye, Secretaray of Agriculture of 

 New Jersey, and Hon. W. L. Amoss, Institute Director of Maryland, 

 and Mr. Alva Agee, of Ohio. To the Hon. John Hamilton, Institute 



