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that we are trying earnestly and seriously and with all our might 

 to improve and develop the agricultural interests of the State, and to 

 promote the efficiency of the work done in the agricultural depart- 

 ment of the State College, so that it will be a credit to the State and 

 of advantage to every working farmer at home as well as to every 

 scientific farmer in the Commonwealth. 



DEPUTY SECRETARY MARTIN: Mr. Chairman, I am gratified 

 that you have had the pleasure of looking into the face of Prof. 

 H. E. Van Norman. It was my especial pleasure to introduce Prof. 

 Van Norman at Troy, Bradford county, last November, where was 

 carried on a three-days' demonstration work in the handling of milk 

 and testing it by the Babcock test, as well as the actual process of 

 butter-making. The thought that we want to impress upon your 

 minds as members of the Board and as Chairmen of County Farm- 

 ers' Institutes is, that we have in mind the fact that Prof. Van 

 Norman has kindly consented, so far as his work at the State College 

 will permit him, to join with us and to help us in this dairy demon- 

 stration work in the dairy regions and portions of Pennsylvania, 

 and those of you who have charge of institutes in the various coun- 

 ties should bear this in mind and at certain times, when we find it 

 convenient to hold a demonstration school in your county, confer 

 with us, and arrangements can be made in the future. 



The Secretary read a letter from Dr. D. J. Waller, of Indiana, 

 Pennsylvania, which was referred to the Executive Committee. 



MR. HUTCHISON: Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask for informa- 

 tion? What committee makes up the list of these Consulting Spe- 

 cialists. 



The SECRETARY: The Executive Committee. 



MR. HUTCHISON: I think there should be added to that, the sub- 

 ject of Concentrated Feed Control. Should that be taken before the 

 Committee or before this body? 



The SECRETARY: That would be for the Board to decide. 



MR. HUTCHISON: Mr. Chairman, Prof. Fuller is here with a well 

 equipped laboratory, and I think such a committee should be created 

 and have a report from him each year to this Board. The Creden- 

 tial Committee has not reported yet, therefore, I do not want to 

 make a motion, because it might be presuming to do so; I think 

 that some good member who holds over might make that motion. 



The SECRETARY: It might be well to suggest that to the new Ex- 

 ecutive Committee that will be be elected in a little while, and per- 

 haps they may have some report to make on that subject. 



MR. EDGE: Mr. Chairman, originally those Specialists were 

 all nominated by the Secretary; that was the original plan. The 

 Secretary nominated the Specialists to the Executive Committee and 

 they either confirmed or rejected, as they saw fit. 



The SECRETARY: I can only answer what the course has been 

 since I have been Secretary of the Board. At the first meeting 

 after I came into my place, the Executive Committee made the ap- 



