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by indisposition to yiold tlio cliair to Vice Presidents Iioberts of New 

 V(nk and Porter of ^riss<»nri for the remainder of tlio meeting:. In liis 

 annual adflress Presi<lent (ioodell urj^ed tin* neeessity for nntirinj; 

 patience and perseverance in scientific resear<li in order to attain the 

 liigliest success, enforcinj; liis argument w itli illustrations from the lives 

 of eminent workers in g'eneral and ag:rieultural science and from the 

 carefully planned and thoroughly executed exjx-riments conducted for 

 so many years by tin* Pothanisted Station. 



In accordance with tin- jdan adopte«l l>y the Association, the section 

 on agriculture ])resented two to]»ics deenu'd of general interest t<» the 

 convention. The first was the question, •• How can the results of 

 station work be most successfully i)resented to the farmer ?" The lead- 

 ers in the discussion of this question w«'re Dircitor Poberts of Xew 

 York and President Scott of New Jersey. Mr. l{<»berts urged that the 

 station worker make himstdf thoroughly lamiliar with the environment 

 iuu\ lile of the average farmer. Since the work of the farmer was so 

 exacting as to leave him but little time and strength for reading, the 

 station bulletins should be attractive in ajtiiearance, brief in form, and 

 sim]»le i)i language. \\'ell exei-uted illustrations would greatly enhance 

 the i)opularity and i>ractical benefits of these publications. Mr. Scott 

 laid sjtecial em])hasis on personal <-ontact of the station worker and the 

 farmer as a means of imlucing the latter to a]»]dy the informati(Ui gained 

 by scientific research in the improvement of agricultural methods and 

 produi'ts. lie outlined a i>lan about to be ](ut into execution by the 

 New Jersey Station for sending lecturers throughout the State to 

 address the farmers at meetings of their various organizations. 



Another topic was presented by Profi'ssor ^Miurow of the Illinois 

 College and Station, in a ]>aper on the relations which shouhl exist 

 between the investigatiir ami the teacher. In his opinion these two 

 classes of workers might do each other and the cause of agricultural 

 science a great service by cultivating relations of mutual heli)fulness. 

 The teacher should know what is going on in the laboratory an«l field 

 so that he might be able to bring to his pujuls new truths or fresh 

 illustrations of old ones. The investigator, on the other hand. need«'d 

 to know the dillicidties and (pu'stionings which i)resented themselves 

 in the class room with reference to the problems he was investigating. 

 P>y this means he would be better able to learn how to state processes 

 and results of his researches so as to make his reports clear an<l satis- 

 factory. 



The report of the executive committee, covering a period of nine 

 nmnths ending .Vugust TJ. 1S!)1. was submitted by its chairman. Pres- 

 ident Alvord of ^laiyland. 



The rejiort of the section (»n l)otany, presented by Professor Halsted 

 of New Jersey, showed that the station botanists had been es])ecially 

 active in studies on tlie dist'ases of plants and theii' ])rev«Mition, and 

 that results of much practical iinpiutance had followed their investi- 

 gations. 



