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The i"eport of the committee on resolutions, g-iven below, was 

 accepted and adopted, viz: 



Resolved, That we regret the absence of the president of the Association, and that 

 we extend to the acting president our thanks for his able address, and commend his 

 suggestions to the consideration of all members of the Association. 



Resolved, That we request the honoral)le Secretary of Agriculture to i^ublish the 

 proceedings of this meeting, and that we express to him our hearty appreciation of 

 such action in previous years. 



Resolved, That we express our thanks to Columbia University and its ofhcers and 

 the local committee for courtesies extended the Association. 



E. P. Felt, 

 W. G. Johnson, 

 A. F. Burgess, 



Committee. 



It was voted to hold the next annual meeting of the Association at 

 the same place and on the two week days preceding the next annual 

 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 

 which will be held in Denver, Colo.j August 2'lr-31, 1901. 



Adjourned. 



A. H. KiKKLAND, Secretary. 



