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(3) Cooperation with other educational agencies. 



(4) Movable schools of agriculture. 



(5) Boys' and girls' institutes. 



(6) On women's institutes. 



(7) Legislation. 



Second. That it shall be the duty of the standing committees to consider during the 

 intervals between the annual meetings of this association the subjects severally 

 assigned, and report the results i)f their investigations to the animal meetings of tlie 

 association, accompanied by such recommendations as they may deem proper to 

 present. 



FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR FARMERS' INSTITUTES. 



AVhereas the Secretary of Agriculture is recommending to Congress an increase of 

 the appropriation for the maintenance of the farmers' institute work of the Depart- 

 ment: Therefore be it 



Resolved, That this association expresses its gratification at the action of the Secre- 

 tary, and pledges its support liefore the committees of Congress in the effort to secure 

 the recommended legislation. 



PLACE .\NI) TIME OF MEETING. 



Whereas we believe the best interests of this association will be advanced in insur- 

 ing better attendance through transportation arrangements by meeting at the same 

 place as the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations 

 and at as nearly the same date as possible: Therefore be it 



Resolied, That the executive committee of this association be hereby authorized to 

 confer with the executive committee of the above association in fixing the time and 

 place of next and all sul)sequent annual meetings of this association, and that the 

 l\v-lavvs oi this association be so changed as to give the executive committee this 

 authority. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Whereas the honorable Secretary of Agriculture, James Wilson, Assistant Secre- 

 tary W. ^I. Hays, Director of the Office of Experiment Stations A.C. True, and Mr. 

 Jolin Hamilton, through his official capacity as Institute Specialist, have h)een pres- 

 ent at the meetings of this association and taken an active part in its deliberations: 

 Therefore be it 



Resolved, That we express our sincere appreciation of their valuable services, and 

 to all others of the Department of Agriculture who have in any way contributed to 

 this meeting, and that we hope these interests may continue as in ihe past until this 

 associatidu shall occupy, if it does not already, a prominent place in directing agri- 

 cultural education in this country. 



Whereas the railroads entering the city of Washington have so generously granted 

 reduced rates for delegates and visitors to this annual meeting: Therefore be it 



Resolved, That we extend to them an expression of our appreciation of their serv- 

 ices by i^assing this resolution. 



The resolutions were adopted. 



Extermination of Gypsy and Brown-Tail ^Moths. 



J. L. Ellsworth, of Massachusetts, offered the following resolution: 



Whereas the gypsy and brown-tail moths have been a great menace to the people 

 of Massachusetts'in damaging and destroying forest, fruit, and ornamental trees and 

 shrubbery; and 



Whereas they are likely to spread and become a great calamity throughout a large 

 portion of the United States unless their ravages are checked: Therefore be it 



Resolved, That we rec<)mmend or favor aid from the Federal Government for the 

 extermination of these pests. 



The resolution was referred to the Secretary of Agriculture for such disposition and 

 action as may seem proj er to him. 



