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an appropriation of $5,000, which has been cut by the com- 

 mittee to $2,000; but I am authorized by Secretary Ells- 

 worth to say that that bill for $2,000 has been reported by 

 the Ways and Means Committee. It has gone through two 

 committees. I think you could help this go through if you 

 would ask your representatives and senators to vote for the 

 bill. We feel that we can have plenty of support if we will 

 work with the State Board in this matter. I don't know 

 that there is anything more that can be done at the present 

 time, as your committee was given full authority to act in 

 any way that it saw fit. They did not act individually until 

 they had conferred with a number of members of the asso- 

 ciation. 



A Member. Can you give us the exact name of the bill? 



Mr. Frost. "An act for the encouragement of agricul- 

 ture, and especially shows and otherwise." I haven't the 

 number of the bill, but I think your representatives will un- 

 derstand what the bill is. 



Mr. Ellsworth. In regard to that bill that is referred 

 to, I am a little at sea as to the exact number, but it is some- 

 Avhere around 523, and it is drawn to encourage the fruit in- 

 dustry and the corn industry along the show line and it is 

 drawn, as Mr. Frost has already told you, so broadly that 

 it can be used, — a certain portion of it can be used for this 

 association, if it goes through ; and I hope that all you gen- 

 tlemen will speak to your senators and representatives to 

 favor that bill, and if you think it wise, all other bills that 

 the Board of Agriculture have introduced. That would be 

 very acceptable. Anything to be said upon that report? If 

 not, a motion to accept will be in order. 



A Member. I move that the report be accepted and 

 adopted. 



A Member. Second the motion. 



j\Ir. Ellsworth. Moved and seconded that the report 

 be accepted and adopted. Those in favor say "Aye." Con- 

 trary minded "No." It is a unanimous vote. 



The next business is the report on "Co-operation," by 

 Mr. J. H. Putnam, of Litchfield, Connecticut. 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CO-OPERATION 



If I correctly understand the duty of this committee, it 

 was intended that we should investigate and report upon 



the advisability of co-operative selling of the products of 



