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entomology and botany, or farm engineering. The scheme is designed 

 to be used with the Dewey system of classification." 



A. C. True submitted the third report of the committee on methods 

 "of teaching agriculture. 1 This gives a syllabus for a course of instruc- 

 tion in agronomy (plant production). After some discussion, it was 

 voted that the reports of this committee be made the subject of special 

 consideration at the next annual convention. 



A paper by O. L. Waller entitled What shall be the character of 

 the preparatory work required to enter four-year engineering degree 

 courses ? was reported from the section on mechanic arts and read in 

 general session. 



A paper from the section on agriculture and chemistry entitled 

 Some notes in connection with the testing of cows as to milk and 

 butter production by M. A. Scovell was read in general session. 



T. E. Miller, president of the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricul- 

 tural, and Mechanical College of South Carolina, read a paper on The 

 undeveloped agricultural resources of South Carolina. 



The subject of mailing lists for experiment stations was discussed, 

 and a resolution was adopted urging upon all stations the use of the 

 mailing lists prepared by the Office of Experiment Stations. 



C. C.Georgeson and A. C. True spoke briefly of the progress made in 

 investigating the agricultural possibilities of Alaska, a number of prod- 

 ucts grown there during the season of 1S98 being exhibited. 



During the course of the convention the Association as a body paid 

 its respects to the President of the United States. 



Invitations were extended to the Association to hold its next con- 

 vention in California, Washington, and New York. The matter was 

 referred to the executive committee. 



Officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: 



President, H. P. Armsby, of Pennsylvania; vice-presidents, J. E. 

 Stubbs of Nevada, C. S. Murkland of New Hampshire, J. L. Snyder 

 of Michigan, P. H. ftlell of Alabama, and F. P. Anderson of Ken- 

 tucky; secretary and treasurer, E. B. Voorhees, of New Jersey; execu- 

 tive committee, H. H. Goodell of Massachusetts (chairman), A. Cope 

 of Ohio, J. H. Washburn of Khode Island, W. M. Liggett of Minne- 

 sota, and ex officio the president, the junior ex-president (H.C.White), 

 and the secretary and treasurer; bibliographer, A. C. True, of Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Section on college tcork. — Chairman, C. W. Dabney, of Tennessee; 

 secretary, C. E. Coates, of Louisiana. 



Section on agriculture and chemistry. — Chairman, J. L. Hills, of Ver- 

 mont; vice-chairman, C. E. Thorne, of Ohio; secretary, E. Davenport, 

 of Illinois. 



Section on horticulture and botany. — Chairman, L. H. Pammel, of iowa; 

 secretary, S. B. Green, of Minnesota. 



1 U. S. Dept. Agr., Office of Experiment Stations Circ. 39. 



