96 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mr. Nelson — If this debt was removed I think we can do 

 better. We used to do it before this debt was made, and with 

 the annual appropriation of $1,500 there will be no trouble at 

 all. 



' The resolution was adopted, and President Mitchell named 

 as the committee, his successor, President of the Board, and 

 Messrs. Crira, Heron, Nelson and Davidson. 



Mr. Enos B. Reed, editor of "The People," read a paper on 

 "The Fish Interests of Indiana," which is published in this 

 volume. 



On motion of Hendry, the thanks of the Convention were 

 tendered to Mr. Reed, and a request made that the paper be 

 furnished for publication in the annual report. 



Dr. Jno. IST. Hurty, analytical chemist, read a paper on "Food 

 and the Adulteration of some Articles of Diet," which will be 

 found in this volume. 



On motion of Mr. Davidson, the thanks of the convention 

 were expressed to Dr. Hurty for his highly interesting paper. 



Miss. Lulu A. Davidson, of Montgomery county, read a 

 paper on "Farmers' Recreation and Amusements," which will 

 be found elsewhere in this report. 



A rising vote of thanks was heartily given to Miss Davidson 

 for her essay, on motion of Mr. Seward. 



Mr. Johnson moved to request a copy of the address for pub- 

 lication in the Indiana Farmer, deeming its subject matter of 

 such value as to justify a widespread circulation. 



Mr. Seward objected for selfish reasons, believing that such 

 live matter was just the thing to prevent the appellation of 

 "musty" to our* agricultural reports, and he desired that it 

 should make its first appearance there. 



The motion of Mr. Johnson was not agreed to. 



Mr. I. N. Cotton read an essay on Fish Culture, its profits, 

 etc. This paper will be found elsewhere, and, together with 

 the discussions that followed, will be found interesting to those 

 in pursuit of knowledge on this subject. 



Mr. Seward, from the Committee on Finance, made report: 



