October 



SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 



67 



Notice to Secretaries 



It is probable that nearly every local 

 branch Avill hold a meeting before the next 

 issue appears. For that reason, it is de- 

 sirable that any matters requiring con- 

 sideration should be l)rougiit to the atten- 

 tiim of local secretaries now. 

 .SUBSCRIPTIONS. 



All new subscriptions are now placed to 

 the credit of the Society, and for that rea- 

 son every member sliould take a personal 

 interest in increasing circulation. At an 

 early date local secretaries will be furnish- 

 ed with subscription forms, which should 

 be distributed to members at the first 

 meeting, or forwarded to each member by 

 mail. There is no reason why every mem- 

 ber should not be able to secure two or 

 three ncAv subscribers to the magazine. 

 MEMBERSHIP FEES. 



The finances of the Society are greatly 

 handicapped by the fact that quite a num- 

 ber of the members have not yet paid their 

 fee for the current year. This, in most 

 cases, is due to oversight, and an occasional 

 reminder from the local secretary will 

 bring results. 



It is, of course, understood that 20 per 

 cent of every membership fee is retained 

 by the local branch for its own use. This 

 should be applied to cover the cost of post- 

 age, local meetings and any other items of 

 expense incurred through the operations of 

 each branch. 

 CORRESPOXDEXCE. 



Frequent communications to the General 

 Secretary are desired. Full particulars 

 regarding meetings, advance notices of 

 same, news of members, changes in ad- 

 dresses, and any other items, are of the 

 greatest interest. In manv instances these 



items L-an be publislied to advantage in the 

 official organ. 

 NEW MEMBERS. 



A special and continuous effort should 

 he made to enrol new members. This can 

 be done to l)etter advantage by the local 

 branches than from t/ie office of the Gen- 

 eral Secretary. It would be appreciated, 

 however, if the local secretaries would fur- 

 nish the General Secretary with the names 

 and addresses of prospective members in 

 (n-der that an additional appeal may be 

 made from his office. 

 ARTICLES. 



The appearance of the magazine will be 

 greatly improved when it is possible to pub- 

 lish more material. At the present time 

 an effort is being made to keep the cost 

 of publication as Ioav as possible. When 

 finances warrant, more articles will appear 

 in each issue. At the present time, the 

 usefulness of the Editorial Board is res- 

 tricted because the number of articles re- 

 ceived for publication is not sufficient to 

 permit their absence for review by mem- 

 bers of the Board. When more articles 

 are available this difficulty will be over- 

 come. Members should l)e encouraged to 

 submit articles whenever possible. 

 FINANCES. 



The finances of the Society are in sound 

 condition, and the responsibilities involved 

 in the ownership of Scientific Agriculture 

 have not as yet proved too serious to bear. 

 If every member promptly pays his re- 

 ncAval membership fee, the financial dif- 

 ficulties of the Society will be overcome. 

 Members who wish to obtain full particu- 

 lars regarding the finances of the Society, 

 can do so upon application to the General 

 Secretarv. 



CHANGES IN ADDRESSES. 



APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP. 



The following changes have recently 

 been- made in the addresses of members : 



Dr. James W. Robertson. 474 Wilbrod 

 St., Ottawa. 



Oscar Descostes, W'aterloo, P.Q. 



J. A. Ste-Marie, Exp. Farm, Ste-Anne 

 de la Pocatiere, P.Q. 



The following applications for member- 

 ship have been accepted : 



Dr. C. B. Clevenger, Agricultural Col- 

 lege, Winnipeg. 



C. P. Marker, Dairy Commissioner, Ed- 

 monton. 



^tanlev Wood, Moncton. N.B. 



