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John P. Connelly is attorney for the Philadelphia Warehousing and 

 Cold Storage Company, and has made a close study of the cold storage 

 business, which is essential to the proper preservation of food products. 



Louis Graff will also serve on the committee. He is president of 

 the Commercial Exchange and is interested in farming on his personal 

 account. Mr. Graff is in close touch with the grain markets, not only 

 of Philadelphia, but throughout the country. 



Director George W. Norris has taken particular interest in the devel- 

 opment of the city of Philadelphia and recognizes the importance of 

 bringing the farmers of the surrounding territory in close touch with the 

 city. 



Clarence Sears Kates has been, for many years, interested in the 

 question of agriculture. He is a member of the Executive Committee of 

 the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, vice-president of 

 the Pennsylvania Rural Progress Association, member of Pennsylvania 

 State Grange, and has always taken a personal interest in these public 

 questions and owns a three hundred and fifty acre farm. Mr. Kates will 

 act as secretary for the Bureau. 



Plan of Work. 



The Philadelphia Agricultural Service Bureau will endeavor to work 

 along the following lines: 



First. — Supplying agricultural information to growers and producers; 

 answering inquiries of farmers along those lines; placing him in commu- 

 nication with responsible distributors to the mutual advantage of the 

 farmer and the Philadelphia market. 



Second. — ^Assisting banks and financial institutions to develop agri- 

 culture in their particular sections by arranging for agricultural meetings, 

 supplying speakers and helping with agricultural contests and shows. 



Third. — Standardization. In other words, recommending methods 

 to standardize the farm products beginning with the seed, then harvesting, 

 sorting, and placing in such standard package as best practice demands. 

 This work is of primary importance, and is the keynote for the farmer's 

 selling his produce to his best advantage. 



Fourth. — Stimulating the establishment of farm bureaus in all coun- 

 ties, so that information may be quickly obtained from the agent in charge, 

 and given directly to the farmer on his own farm. This for the purpose 

 of increasing the farmer's management efficiency, which will tend to re- 

 duce his cost of production and increase the size of his crop. 



Fifth. — Establishing connections with the county agents, farmers' 

 associations, etc., wherever located, and the Philadelphia Agricultural 

 Service Bureau for interchange of information, both as to supplies for 

 the farms and for produce for the Philadelphia market. 



