in 



FARMr.K- 



aria, and Meiie*. bf R a Baron Ton Hermann, 

 jriortwai a*aM of the German l 

 3So7 Jollo M. Pbater, Bailor Franobco Javier 



mrr... intiiisler fr-.m 

 ,. in the "Her named. 



Af pcarar by tbc R*J. Mr. Hn.n f Geor- 

 .LrVcterKin. 



M^^Tn'addrWoT welcome, and wa fol- 

 ImradbT Mr. llunnin.it. in I- half of tho Georgfc 

 Airrt-tiltunl \*mwiaiim. and by Dr. II < . 



u" ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 



UMaTatldrfaM war* iwpoodad to by Sex r 

 auhUof IllinoU and by President ( layton.of 



Praaidrnt (Marten then delivered his annual 

 in which he rniii: 



wm the 



The an of ettltiralinf It* pound and of obtain nr 

 ecessary ,- .npp,.rt animal life 

 la the development of tl 

 by the Euphrates, the Ti*ns.ai..l the 

 HMa7 Like, the ancient settler* of the valley -t the 

 Nik, the aaUfiant from all civilisations a.m.- M ml- 

 tfvate UM rich vallev, in this ,rrcat new 

 oat*. And while they better ondentand the art of 

 the soiU the mode seems primitive in com- 

 rt with which we are now 

 - fort-father* in the hetrinninir were 

 merchant*, and tnanu- 



fcoMren. complete, though primitive, in the in.li- 

 vUlual. Pint and foremost they were fanners, and 

 usad other avocations merely as incidental t<> the 

 Crst and chief employment Less than a half eent urv 

 ha* -lansed since the | i the han.f- 



and necess 



la the Aim-r'K-an 



yean ago the Ame'rican fanner li\-<l 

 .entirely within hia own reeoureea and within 

 tf H. i.uilt hb own cabin, cottrurtr.l hwown 

 ead chimney, and feahioned hi own tann 

 ta. A portion of the field was net wide for 

 and when it wan pulled, bleached, and 

 waa manufactured into textile fabric to 

 of the fain 1 1 v. 



; gantry has been developed, the inventive 

 bean called into activity, and under his 

 s the American farm hand can accomplish 

 the labor of near! v five; - >M World, and he 



has so divided and diversified employment as to rcvo- 

 ..--..-. .;,-' 



Pwaliiain Harrison, inaroeasagt 

 thst the establishment of the D 



that th 

 culture 



. MM ,, oofra 

 f the Department .: 

 culture with its aecretery aa a 

 the anllghtaned demand of a worthy claim of people," 

 d the people on the great results 

 In a MilwM-qnent mcmage to the 



n to the marvelous growth of the 

 He nays ita irrowth baa been from 

 tOO in 1660 to *4JVOO.ooo,000 in 1891, an 

 of 230 percent. The entire exports for thi 

 1. 1898, reached the unparal- 

 IH r cent 



-. -.. r, :,.'r:.-u! 

 * 



In in 



oftbeaecond Marion -f 



..... .,-..:. 



b toeaMMre difKloeed the fact 



'>'.> incl.lH93, 



;.' -.-, :ir.\ 



at on atfricultur. 



of abort rca- 



iugnst >f the aame year re- 



aa eropa, with remunerative 



lure." 



Depattroent of Agriculture is 



e Government. It represents 



J -ingle daparttnent ; yet, 



through all the ) ' ii,-iiltural I 



;t has been characterized with iimulit\ an. I H 

 ; UililneM in demanding le^lm 

 quate appropriationn makr th. <l -j.aitn 

 11 thitl 



'..Iturul iuten ntfl 1-ut \vill 

 have a political ""l- t<> it. l>ut l< 







|Hiliticul |nn> . i i In -r l-y tin 



an.! make one common cause for our grt-at in. 



The roll of States was calh-d. :u 1 tin- f 

 ing-nmiH '1 p-niirini-ii were appointed a Commit- 

 tee on Resolution- : 



Arkansas,'. !c if D. \Velll...n. 



- \|.|.le\ar.l : (i 



N'-rt-.n: Illinois. M K"l<> : In.liai.a. l>. \V. 



- -ill ; Ken;' 



N, u Hampshire. . I. W.SanlMirii; N- r th < 'UP. 



1 . ^ I awn !, . . l; ; , . 



M-M-kwell; Pennsvlvania. II. I'. James: 'I nnessoe, 

 J. W. K.^man: i 



Snort'*: Vern onl Levi K. Kullei 



N'iririnia. J, \ M \ It . ^ - onsia, .l"lm |; 

 Marvlimil. If. K. W al worth ; -anklitt 



i ..rk. I.'>n-n/- I>. Collii^: North Dakota, 

 <tockbridge; Virginia, C. T. Wutkins. 



The next order of business was tin- annual 

 rliM-tinn <>f oflicers for the n.riirri-v: 

 William Lawreiirr. <>f Ohio, noininatn: 

 Mi-njiunin F. Clnyfm, of Iowa, for ro-<-lccti.,n i* 



lent '1'hi- wax >.-(<, ndrd hy (. 

 many other States, and Mr. Clayton was unani- 

 mously re-elected. 



Dr. R. G. Norton, of Georgia, noininahd 

 Major G. M. Ryals, of Goor-i., 

 to the office 01 vice-president. This was sec- 

 onded by Ohio, Indiana, Alabama, Texa- 

 other States. The election was then made 

 unanimous. 



I>r. -John A. Myers, of West Virginia, nomi- 

 nated for secretary the present ineund.en; . 

 .John Staid, of Chicago. Texas. Indian:.. 

 nessee, Georgia, Nebraska, and other 

 ended the nomination, and it, too, was made 

 unanimous. For first assistant secretary. Major 

 W. G. VVhidby was unanimously re-elected. 



Mr. T. .1. A|i|'leyard. of Florida, was u 

 niou-ly re-eleeted t'hr i y, and 



Mr. ifenrv Haydeii. ..f Iowa, treasurer. 



The following resolutions were adopted : 



1. That puMic 1 lire an iiu-ri-iiHc . 



ufuctures of cotton, wool. flax. hemp. im<l r.r 

 that at* soon as practicable all tin- w 



< rican people may be Hupiliel l.y the skill and 

 iii<lu>try of our own citizens; and that 

 stacle in the way of >u. 

 of the South and of the great West ii- 

 hkilled lulK.i-; then- J'<,re. a- a 

 manufactures in these Static, 

 the States are resnt-et fully ur_- 

 ment fr in>tnicti<n in 't<-\t, 



: the univerxitien in cu<-h Si. 

 in thoh- 'T ai<le<l t.\ the l;.n-. 



( !,_! . ;-.::. 



'i. That 1 1 



ically in fnvnr of l-oth (rold and - 

 ultimate redemption and e<|uall\ a- 

 and (< tH-cure thi.* 

 called bv th 



accept bimetal] ini with the ultimate coinage 

 jrold and silver on a rate to IM- ai:rel ;ipon. That we 

 favor a law requiring duties on com mod it 



