474 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



E. W. Denung. They have boxes on the plan of a smutter, which are horizontal, 

 with long cylinders, with closely fitting caps on it, used mostly in the South. The 

 best way we can apply it is with sulphur boxes and paddle-wheel for breaking the 

 the sulphur up. I have little faith in bisulphate. 



The convention adjourned. 



TflUESDAY— MORNING SESSION. 



Convention met at 8:30, President Furnas in the chair. 



Mr. Porter. I think we should invite manufacturers of sorghum machinery to 

 meet with us, and give them an opportunity to explain the merits of their pans 

 and other apparatus. I therefore offer a resolution tendering invitation for such 

 exhibits. 



W. F. Lietzman. I do not want to turn our association into a place for adver- 

 tising machinery. It is the business of the manufacturers to advertise through cir- 

 culars sent to us, and we can open a correspondence with them. If we bring these 

 machines here, there will be little room left for the transaction of our business. I 

 am not in favor of that motion. 



Dr. Furnas. I do not feel a spirit of jealousy in this matter at all. The mod- 

 els on exhibition here have been interesting, and we have learned much by seeing 

 them. It seems to me that the exhibition of machinery would be a good school. 



W. L. Anderson. I want to know the virtue of every pan in existence. I have 

 received numerous inquiries as to the merits of different pans, and I had to reply 

 that I did not know, not having investigated. I think it would be not only a ben- 

 efit to those who manufacture, but also to those who come here to learn. I am in 

 favor of the motion to let every man who has something that is important to the 

 sorghum industry exhibit it here. 



Mr. Pope. What good would it do to come here and talk about molasses, if you 

 did not bring samples and demonstrate it? 



A. Chapman. I agree with the gentleman that it would be right to show certain 

 kinds of machinery, that we may infuse knowledge ; but we should use caution, 

 aad n»t run it into an advertising concern. 



The resolution was adopted. 



A. Chapman read the following essay •. 



