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the work going, then $10,000 more to keep it going, and so 
on until $100,000 is expended, and by that time you will 
know as an association whether it is profitable to prevent 
adulteration by law. 
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Adjourned to Thursday, A. M., 9 o’clock. 
Thursday morning, convention called to order by Dr. 
Tefft at 9:30. 
On motion it was decided to appoint a committee on 
nominations. The president named S. W. Kingsley, C. C. 
Buell and Calvin Gilbert as such committee, 
C. H. Larkin suggested that a committee be appointed 
to draft resolutions expressing the feelings of the Associa¬ 
tion regarding the late John Keating, a deceased member 
of the body. 
C. C. Buell, R. P. McGJincy and S. W. Kingsley 
were chosen by the chair to draft the resolutions. 
Topic No. 5, “ How May Manure be Most Profitably 
and Economically Disposed of? ” was then taken up. 
Ahira Thompson: There are various ways in which 
farmers dispose of the manures from their yards and stables. 
An experience covering a number of years had taught him 
that the proper way was to commence drawing the manure 
out to his fields as soon as it began to accumulate in the 
fall. He had seen many of his neighbors who did not do 
this way, and some of them were strongly opposed to it. 
This plan not only saved a second handling of the manure, 
but it gave the land a chance to get all there was in it 
One of his neighbors told him when he commenced on 
this plan, that he would surely spoil his land by applying 
