370 Wisconsin State Agricultural Society. 
a single loss. It is a plan by which farmers can get insurance at 
cost. 
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Mr. Benton: I am a member of one of those companies. We 
met with a SI,700 loss, and it has not cost us a cent to get the 
whole assessment. They said, when 3 7 ou come to making assess¬ 
ments you will go down. We collected that, every cent, freely, and 
paid the loss. 
The resolution was adopted. 
The balance of the .resolutions were read and unanimously 
adopted. 
On motion, adjourned to 7:30, p. m., to meet in the Assembly 
Chamber. 
Evening Session, 
Assembly Chamber , 7:30 p. m. 
WHAT WISCONSIN FARMING DEMANDS OF WISCON¬ 
SIN SCIENCE. 
BY PROF. T. C. CHAMBERLIN, BELOIT. 
The professor apologized for appearing three times in succession, 
and also that, on account of illness, he was not able to prepare him¬ 
self as he wished, nor to reduce to writing the matter he desired to 
present. 
The speaker said he had attempted to make his topic specific. 
Wisconsin farming is different from farming in Maine or California, 
and must be made a subject of special study. He likewise limited 
science to that applicable to Wisconsin, so far as the discussion was 
concerned. Pure science is of practical value but is not included 
under the subject. Neither on the other hand is the science of 
farming of which the members of the convention are the posses¬ 
sors. Farmers, in so far as they are true to the principles that govern 
the development of truth, are true scientists, working in the field of 
professional science. The speaker gave as a general answer to his 
subject, Wisconsin farming demands that Wisconsin science shall 
place at its disposal all the knowledge it possesses relating to all 
subjects embraced in the farmer’s occupation, and further that this 
