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Mr. George M. Brown, of Michigan; Mr. A. D. Roberts, of Rhode 
Island; Mr. R. 8. Johnson, of Iowa. 
As members of the committee on resolutions I will appoint: 
Mr. John D. Whish, of New York; Mr. W. E. Meehan, of Penn- 
sylvania; Mr. John W. Titcomb, of Washington, D. C. 
Mr. Meehan read a statement of the fish distributed by Penn- 
sylvania from January 1, 1906 to July 1, 1906. 
Adjourned to 8 o’clock p. m., same day, at the Ryerson Pub- 
he Library. 
EVENING SESSION. 
Public Library, same day, 8 p. m. Prof. Jacob Reighard 
delivered a lecture on the subject of the Domestic Life of Fishes 
that Build Nests and Take Care of Their Eggs. 
Adjourned to next day, Wednesday, July 25, 1906. 
Wednesday, July 25, 1906. 
Board of Trade Building, Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 25, 
1906, 10a.m. Meeting called to order by the President. 
Mr. Titcomb: There is an organization in this country 
called the American Breeders’ Association, formed two years 
ago by the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. This association 
has taken up the work of improving breeds of animals and plants. 
You have undoubtedly all read about Burbank’s work out in Cali- 
fornia, the wonderful things he has accomplished in plant life 
of all kinds. 
Now the American Breeders’ Association has the work divid- 
ed up by committees, each committee having a special line. I 
was made chairman of the committee on fish breeding and was 
requested to ask the co-operation of all members of this society 
in certain lines. For instance, we would like to know from every 
one who has done any work on hybridization of fishes, details as 
to what they have done, and how far the work has been carried. 
We would like to have every one who has done any fish cultural 
work, or who has had any opportunity to do fish cultural work, 
continue still farther these attempts to cross different species. 
