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The discussion of this resolution was carried on with the utmost 

 frankness and good feeling, and with full confidence that a wa} 7 would 

 be found which would prevent any apparent antagonism or duplication. 

 The report of the treasurer, Dr. E. B. Voorhees, showed total 

 receipts (including balance on hand) of $1,794.26, and expenditures 

 amounting to $1,160.34, leaving a balance in the treasury of $633.92. 

 The report of the bibliographer, Dr. A. C. True, enumerated some 

 of the notable works and bibliographies relating to agricultural science 

 which had appeared during the year; and the report of the committee 

 on indexing agricultural literature mentioned especially the card index 

 to periodicals relating to agricultural science, which is being prepared 

 in the Library of this Department. 



The committee on the collective college and station exhibit at St. 

 Louis, through Dr. W. H. Jordan, chairman, presented a progress 

 report briefly enumerating some of the features relating to the exhibit 

 in the Palace of Education, and the '"outside exhibit," demonstrating 

 the methods of work with plants and animals. A summary of the 

 awards was presented, which have already been enumerated in this 

 journal (E. S. R., 16, p. 414). There was some discussion as to the final 

 disposition of the report, but no definite action was taken, and author- 

 ity was given the committee to close the exhibit. 



The committee on uniform fertilizer and feeding stuff laws submitted 

 a brief report, through Dr. H. J. Wheeler, chairman. It reaffirmed 

 its recommendation of last year, that in the case of feeding stuffs the 

 State should make direct appropriation for defraying the expense of 

 the inspection. Upon the point referred to the committee as to whether 

 the results of fertilizer analysis should be reported in terms of ammonia 

 or nitrogen, phosphoric acid or phosphorus, potash or potassium, the 

 committee reported that in view of the fact that many of the States 

 had passed laws using the words ammonia, phosphoric acid, and potash, 

 and as these terms had become fixed, the change to nitrogen, potassium, 

 and phosphorus was impracticable. There was shown to be consider- 

 able lack of uniformity at present, and it was stated that the Associa- 

 tion of Official Agricultural Chemists has a committee considering the 

 question of nomenclature. In view of this fact a committee on chem- 

 ical nomenclature was appointed by the chairman of the section of 

 station work, to confer with the similar committee of the Association 

 of Official Agricultural Chemists. The committee appointed consists 

 of C. G. Hopkins, H. J. Wheeler, A. T. Neale, R. J. Davidson, and 

 H. Snyder. 



The committee on methods of seed testing reported, through the 

 chairman Dr. E. H. Jenkins, that during the } T ear the rules for seed 

 testing had been revised and printed as a bulletin of this Office. 



The committee on military instruction in land-grant colleges sub- 

 mitted a brief report through President G. W. Atherton, which was 

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