XXX 
General Meeting, July 2, 1913 . 
thertwt one thit^t/T f th ?5° UnC ?« to be Presented on this occasion, but 
likTt^call^tcnhV.n^^Th^ 0 ^ a® fa l e o£ the Sooiet y t0 wbich ^ would 
e to call attention. Their membership had increased during the last few 
years and was now oyer 10,000 ; that was satisfactory as ferTit went He 
eyenWer number of* M Na h tl0nal ^ 00i f tj like theirs mi 8 ht h °Pe to haye an 
sldety to do tW w d f 8 ' ? e therefore appealed to all Members of the 
hours to ioin thp Rnto ? d - t( J ende avour to persuade their friends and neigh- 
oours to join the .Royal Agricultural Society of England. 
tie did not wish to touch upon any matters" that would be dealt with 
piesently by resolutions, but as President he felt he could not sit down with 
out expressing his sincere thanks to the Local Committee L Wit' 
Committee, oyer which the Lord Mayor had so ably prtfded ^ an^to the™ 
Honorary Local Secretary, Mr. George Nichols, for the hearty co-’operation and 
yahraWe assistance, so readily and constantly giyen, in all arrangements for the 
New Honorary Member. 
to "■ 7* 
of his seryices to Agriculture to the H™ V w-? 7 m recognition 
Agriculture at Washington, 
PresictentMcKtoier d p Wh !r had serTed under tb ree administrations-under 
-rresiaent McKinley, President Roosevelt and Prpsidpnf Tafe ru £ v 
He might add, his Lordship said, that Mr. Wilson had for a^onge/ period than 
Tnbehau o S f eC the T R ly ^ °® C 1 “ Minister * th e American Catoet. 
fi v j L, n 6 Hoyal Agricultural Society of England the Pufstotot 
tdnfa^thelr meethig^that ^ WilS °"- “* « ^fplfa^eTs^ 
aar.5* = “• ts 
appropriations or publications They had ‘if ' n ■ o£ thelr s001 eties, 
They published and sent oyer the wmld^Th^^en^ laSt ^ 
were inteS,’ Jbe ^ ^ ‘ h ^ 
d r g m 
country to learn the conditions and progresfo* cXin tod“ (Heir, tar) 
Prizes for Farms. 
awards" made bythi judgetlnTe Farm aUDOUnced «» 1** of 
and cxxxiii.). ] g the Farm Pnze Competition (see pp. cxxxii. 
Prizes for Plantations and Home Nurseries. 
Home ^urseries^C^p^^ Plantations and 
Thanks to Lord Mayor and Corporation. 
which he had the honouf^pronos^^Td SU . re that the res °lntion 
possible enthusiasm. It was “ That the h ° f b6 | rec „ ei y ed witb tbe greatest 
are hereby tendered to 
