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Chase, and was I'lirtber instructed to cousult with breeders throughout 

 the country, and to call another couveutiou, not earlier than ^November, 

 at some point courenient to the majority of breeders. 



It was decided, upou general consultation, to hold the adjourned 

 meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 20, 1872 ; that it should 

 consist of one delegate at large from each State, and one delegate from 

 each State for each breed of swine raised therein ; that these delegates 

 should be named by the State Swine-Breeders' Associations, and, in the 

 absence of such organizations, by conventions of swine-breeders called 

 by the State boards of agriculture or agricultirral societies. Care was 

 taken to secure the most impartial representation upou the committees 

 charged with the duty of reporting upon the history and characteristics 

 of the different breeds, that the assurance might be made good that " if 

 the work is well done, it will inaugurate a new era in swine-breeding, 

 and help to protect both swine-breeders and buyers of swine in th-eir 

 mutual relations." The following designation was made : 



On '•ivliat consiiUdes thorongli-h'cd sicinc?" — Jolin P. Eeynolils, Chicago, Illinois; 

 Frederick William Stone, Guelpb, Ontario ; S. L. Goodale, Augusta, Maine. 



Oil BerlsMrcs. — A. B. Allen, New York City; J. T. Hudson, Kansas City, Missouri ; 

 Daniel Mcilillan, Xenia, Ohio. 



On Improved ChesMres, or '' Jefferson County." — C. V. Mason, Adams, New York; J. H. 

 Saunders, Sigourney, Iowa ; J. J. De Forest, Duanesburgh, New York. 



On Chester Whites. — Thomas Wood, Doo Run, Pennsylvania ; Dr. Calvin Cutler, War- 

 ren, Massachusetts; W. W. Thrasher, Groves, Indiana. 



On Essex. — Joseph Harris, Rochester, New York ; Dr. A. C. Stephenson, Greencastle, 

 Indiana; George Roach, Hamilton, Ontario. 



On XeajmJiian. — M. W. Phillips, Mempliis, Tennessee; F. D. Curtis, Charlton, Sara- 

 toga County, New York ; Mason C. Weld, Closter, New Jersey. 



On Magie or Poland-China. — John M. Milliken, Hamilton, Ohio; Rankin Baldridge, 

 Hagerstown, Indiana; S. M. Shepard, Charleston, Illinois. 



On New Jersey Beds. — David N. Brown , Windsor, New Jersey ; David Petit, Salem, 

 New Jersey; John C. Tatum, Woodbury, New Jersey. 



On Siiffolks and other sinall white English breeds. — John Wentworth, Chicago, Illinois ; 

 John Suell, Edmonton, Ontario ; T. L. Harison, Merely, New York. 



On Yorlshire and other large white English hreeds. — O. P. Cobb, Aurora, Indiana ; James 

 Brodie, Rural Hill, New York ; M. H. Cochrane, Compton, Quebec. 



On Victorias. — Charles Leland, Albany, New York ; W. S. King, Minneapolis, Minne- 

 sota ; George S. Lounsbury, Aiken, South Carolina. 



THE INDIANAPOLIS CONVENTION. 



The second convention met at the rooms of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture, in Indianapolis, November 20, 1872, and was. called to order by 

 Mr. Alexander Herron, secretary of the State board, and i^ermanently 

 organized by the election of Dr. A. C. Stevenson, of Indiana, as presi- 

 dent, and Mr. George W. Patst, of Illinois, as secretary. Delegates were 

 enrolled from the States of Xew York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, 

 Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Texas. Eepresentatives of agricultural 

 papers, and all persons present engaged in the business of swine-breed- 

 ing, were also admitted to the privileges of the convention. 



Several committees having failed to make reports, new committees 

 were made as follows : 



On BerhsMres. — Professor Jones, of Iowa ; Jacob Kennedy and I. N. Barker, of In- 

 diana. 



On SuffolJcs.— "Messrs. O. P. Cobb, S. F. Pentecost, and B. Boiler, of Indiana. 



On Essex.— MessTs. L. T. Clark, of Illinois ; M. H. Cryer, of Ohio ; and C. Fletcher, 

 of Indiana. '^^ 



On Jersey 7?«7s«— Colonel F. D. Curtis, of New York. 



For the purpose of historical record, and for future reference of read- 

 ers of the Agricultural Eeport, a synopsis of reports' upon the history 

 and characteristics of the several breeds, with extracts of the more 



