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intellectual, and other benefits to be derived from the various organizations relat- 

 ing to the subjects in which he has a special or general interest. 



These expenditures consist in membership fees, annual dues, special assessments 

 for social functions, railroad travel, hotel bills, etc., amounting in the aggregate to a 

 considerable sum, and often much larger than the investigators who are gi^"ing their 

 time and energies to public service at moderate salaries feel that they can afford. 



It is believed that through affiliation and the transaction of the business affairs 

 by a representative permanent committee, the aggregate amount heretofore paid 

 in membership fees and annual dues per individual member can be reduced fifty per 

 cent, or more, and that the facilities for acquiring general and personal benefits and 

 for the advancement of the various specific and general objects of the societies can 

 be increased A^ery materially. 



Indeed, there appears to be a feeling among the members of scientific societies 

 generally that a more progressive and economical method of conducting the business 



of the societies should be adopted. 



A. D. Hopkins. 

 November 14, 1910. 



The following general plan of organization is submitted as an appendix to our 

 report : 



A PROPOSED AFFILIATION OF SOCIETIES ORGANIZED FOR THE 

 ADVANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 



Resolution and Agreement 



The authorized representatives of the associations and societies relating to agri- 

 cultural science present at a meeting held in Washington, D. C, November 15, 

 adopted the following resolution and constitution: 



Resolved, That in order to promote common objects and interests there is special 

 need of an affiliation of the various societies in North America which have for their 

 objects the advancement of agriculture through scientific research; 



That, therefore, the undersigned representatives of the Association of American 

 Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, American Association of Economic 

 Entomologists, American Association of Farmers' Institute Workers, American 

 Breeders' Association, American Phytopathological Societj'^, American Society of 

 Agronomy, American Society of Animal Nutrition, Association of Dairy Instructors, 

 Association of Horticultural Inspectors, Association of Official Agricultural Chem- 

 ists, Society for Horticultural Science, and Society for the Promotion of Agricultural 

 Science hereby agree to affiliate under the following constitution, subject to ratifica- 

 tion at the first regular session held by the societies mentioned subsequent to this date. 



[Signed on behalf of the American Association of Economic Entomologists by 

 A. D. Hopkins.] 



Constitution 

 Article I. Name 

 The name of this organization shall be the Affiliated Societies of Agricultural 

 Science. 



Article II. Purpose 

 The purpose of the affiliation shall be to promote the common interests of the adher- 

 ing societies, arrange periodically for a common place and time of meeting, promote 

 •economy and efficiency in publications, and otherwise to encourage cooperation in 

 the advancement of agriculture through scientific research. 



