520 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



A report of the committee on president's address was read, 

 discussed, and it was voted that it be printed with the other 

 reports of the Congress. 



Hon. L. S. Coffin, ex-raih'oad commissioner of Iowa, was 

 introduced, and read a paper on "Railway transportation." 

 This subject was ably discussed, after which the Congress 

 took a recess until 2 p.m. 



Afternoon Session. 



President Hoard in the chair. 



Dr. E. B. Voorhees, director of New Jersey Agricultural 

 Experiment Station, read a paper on " Fertilizers and their 

 general application." Unfortunately, the manuscript of this 

 able paper was not furnished for publication with the other 

 reports. 



Hon. James W. Robertson, commissioner of agriculture 

 and dairying of the Dominion of Canada, addressed the Con- 

 gress on " The Canadian department of agriculture." A vote 

 of thanks was extended to Professor Robertson, and he was 

 made an honorary member. 



Mr. E. L. Furness of Furnessville, Ind., addressed the 

 Congress on " Farming as it influences and is influenced." 

 After a short discussion, the Congress took a recess until 



7 P.M. 



Evening Session. 



Professor Hamilton of Pennsylvania in the chair. After 

 routine business, Mr. Sterling Elliott, chief consul L. A. W. 

 of Massachusetts, was called to the chair, and introduced 

 Hon. Wm. W. Armstrong of Rochester, N. Y., who read a 

 paper on " Advantages of State aid to farmers," after which 

 the Congress took a recess, to attend the Chamber of Com- 

 merce reception. 



On reassembling at the hall, Hon. H. T. Budd, State 

 commissioner of public roads, New Jersey, read a paper 

 entitled, "What New Jersey farmers think of State aid," 

 followed by Mr. William E. McClintock of the Massachu- 

 setts Highway Commission, on "The roads built in Massa- 

 chusetts by State aid." 



Adjourned to Friday at 10 a.m. 



