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-Carolina and every other state will not use these complicated mixtures 

 if they can get anything simpler. 



Mr. Britton : IMr. President, I have been much interested in this 

 matter and about the method of getting information before the farm- 

 ers who need it. In many cases our bulletins are large and are sent 

 to certain names on the mailing list. They may reach the farmer, 

 but he may be too busy to read them. I wish to call your attention to 

 a simple method which has been used by us for a few years, of getting 

 a very brief notice quickly before the farmers. We call it the "Pos- 

 tal Card Bulletin." It is four by seven inches in size and is made of 

 the same stock as the ordinary postal card. The franks and address 

 can be stamped on the face and on the back is printed very briefly 

 the instructions that we wish to place before the farmer. In receiv- 

 ing this short notice he is more likely to read it and this card is 

 especially well adapted to information of a timely nature. We don't 

 claim any originality for it, though we have not seen anything like 

 it elsewhere. 



After transacting the usual routine business, which has already been 



reported, the meeting adjourned. 



A. F. Burgess, Secretary. 



The following papers were read by title and are herewith printed in 

 full: 



OUTLINE OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE USE OF 



HYDROCYANIC ACID AND CARBON DI-SULFID 



GASES AS FUMIGANTS 



By W. E. Hinds, Auburn, Ala. 



The second object as stated in the constitution of this Association is 

 "To give opportunity to individual workers of announcing proposed 

 investigations so as to bring out suggestions and prevent unneces- 

 sary duplication of work." Although this has long been one of the 

 primary objects in the meetings of the Association, the records 

 show that comparatively little has been pi*esented at the meetings 

 along this line. The writer believes that we may very profitably dis- 

 cuss proposed work in these meetings, and his principal objects in 

 presenting the present paper are three in number. First, to announce 

 the general plan of the investigation which is now under way ; second, 

 to give occasion for a general discussion of methods, plans and objects 

 presented, with a view of securing suggestions as to valuable experi- 

 mental work which has been done by others and as to changes in pres- 

 ent plans which may appear advisable; and third, to get an expres- 



