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committee to determine the time and place for holding the 

 annual meeting." Amendment adopted. 



Hon. W. B. Powell of Pennsylvania read a paper on 

 "Inventions for farmers." It is to be regretted that this 

 able paper could not be printed with the minutes, as a copy 

 of the manuscript was not furnished for publication. 



A recess was taken until 2 p.m. 



Afternoon Session. 

 Resolutions were received and referred. Hon. W. S. 

 Delano of Nebraska read a paper on "Problems confronting 

 farm life," which was ably discussed. Hon. E. F. Wetstein 

 of Kentucky followed with an interesting paper on "Inten- 

 sive gardening." The paper caused spirited discussion. 



Evening Session. 



Hon. J. H. Brigham, assistant secretary Department of 

 Agriculture, Washington, D. C, addressed the Congress on 

 "Foreign markets for farm products," w^hich elicited a 

 spirited discussion. Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the 

 United States Weather Bureau, gave an interesting talk on 

 "The Weather Bureau and the farmer." 



Congress adjourned to 10 a.m. Thursday. 



Thursday, Oct. 5, 1899. 



Called to order at 10 a.m. by the president. Resolutions 

 presented and referred. Col. B. F. Clayton of Iowa oifered 

 an amendment to the constitution in regard to delegates and 

 associate delegates, which was ordered to be printed and lie 

 over until the next Congress. 



The managers of the Boston Food Fair invited the mem- 

 bers of the Congress to attend the fair free of charge. 



Hon. C. C. James, deputy minister of agriculture for 

 Ontario, addressed the Congress on "Teaching of the ele- 

 ments of ao;riculture in the common schools." The address 

 was listened to with marked attention. Professor James 

 was given a vote of thanks, and voted an honorary member 

 of the Congress. 



