CONVENTION OF ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN AGRICI LTUKAI 

 COLLEGES AND EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



The nineteenth annual convention of this association was held at the 

 Shoreham Hold. Washington, l>. C, November L4-16, L905. The 

 meeting was one of unusual interest and success, and the attendance 

 was larger than on any previous occasion. The registration was 

 undoubtedly swelled by reason of the annual conventions in Washing 

 ton of several other related bodies, which occurred at about the same 

 time. Among these were the Associations of Stale Universities, of 

 Farmers' Institute Workers, of Horticultural [nspectors, and of Offi- 

 cial Agricultural Chemists. An unusual number of persons interested 

 in industrial education and agricultural experimentation was thus 

 brought together in Washington, and a large proportion of these 

 attended the sessions of the* Association of Colleges and Station-, in 

 whole or in part. Over -J.M* person- registered, and the delegation 

 which paid it- respects to the President on the afternoon of the first 

 day of the convention included a considerably larger number. 



GENERAL SESSIONS. 



The association was addressed at the opening session by Hon. James 



Wilson. Secretary of Agriculture, and a former member of t he associa- 

 tion. Ho declared his deep interest inthe work of the association and 

 his belief in the purposes of the institutions represented. Hi- inten- 

 tion upon first coming to the Department had been to make it helpful 

 to the experiment stations, but he found that it was first necessary to 

 strengthen the Department it-elf. This he had done by building up 

 the -tall of workers and securing increased appropriations from Con 

 gress; and the stage had been reached where more attention could be 

 given to aiding the stations. Secretary Wilson declared the greatest 

 need of the stations to be more money, and he stated that in hi- forth- 

 coming report to Congress he had strongly recommended that larger 

 appropriations be made for the use of the stations, lie held that this 

 would be an economy measure, since there is no economy -o far-reach 

 ing a- the strengthening of the American farmer. 



The annual presidential address was delivered by i>i. K. B. Voor- 

 hees, of New Jersey, on the evening of the first day of t lie convention. 

 This related inthe main to some of the duties and responsibilities of 

 the agricultural colleges and experiment stations. Doctor Voorhees 



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