, 1881-11-10
AGRICULTURE.

MEETING VI TilE lNTEt-frArE CONTENTION
liuw II, get tiuDb Cisur hHrORrs.
Pursuant to call tho fntGr.Sthto Agricultural
Convention nsaelnblesl III tho G,l.room OF the
Grand pacitlu llpteI ut Bucsock last evening.
Tho meeting WIS called TO orltcr by Mr. ". j.
Chamberlain, Secretary Of tho Ohio 11oarl or
Agriculture. John ". Porter, Of Iowa. WIS
clcrted Chuirsnau. una F. d. Coburu. Of knnsas,
Secretary.
Mr. Chamberlain road Iot.ors Of rcgrot from
secrcsary TORY. Of tho Minmsatn Isuarl of
Agriculture, Juhn K. Shntfcr, Ut Iown, DR..
GeorRo u. I.orlnz, Commissioner Of Agriculture.
At,d t'rDf. Riley. Iio stnte1 the pD1ee ut tho
iaoctinY 10 bo tho discussion OF ways and mca'ss
far SECURING CORRECT asid syatet!snt!zel crup re-
ports lrotH tlp States, tho Nation, and foreign
Grsieatiais, were pFe;sn!ed .!, " the following
l!oynol.is, Etnory C9Go, john LaadrEaM. Lewlss
Ellsworth, T. & =. sfx. ot tno , stats l'oHs' @ Of
s wSci;y y;e f. qsofKe IT, Jen T. H. pEs9M e. :rra ,i T.
i. Snnt!ers. j: +. johnson, William iiili, joha
l.. trlnyey.
exe 3e: senss sse o s4 %seeat SS
Kansas-F. i. Coharn, scoretury Of stnto
In,!ia,,a-J: "; Lockhart, President, and Mr..
Mitchell, Of tim stato uuHrd.
so r wrr,ee naa sspfosgTsY t. r. oha d, .no
=, iow,l-o1. ". portrr, President OF tho sthto
Wassh,ugtou-J. Ii. Dodge, stat,stlcIan Of tho
Department. Of AErlrQture,
sr; cl!;nberialn on1!sd TUG discussion, stats
o e erSs ss9faty n XIV tpF ] s pofs ~
outlined, WIS necessary TO tho farmers, tiler-
ehu!'ts, mud railroads ti,roaRhos,t the country.
bettcr than tho Government. Irav!ng for tho lnt-
tyr chiefly tue proper pIeson,9tton gi tno crop
Ssss SSseS sss~in* ass Ssa' $pi's si$ puss @
ni1l,ast InlpusstLlc, bui believed TINT oul,,y re-
ports. ballc.t tiown r1d glson to tho press, wera
ii. J. il. Doiec, representing tho commis-
soMor Of ,agrcuturo believed that tho stato
GoUrEltArE WITH TIE DEPARTMENT or A0I.i-
CULTURE.
hut II few meu and M insufficient appropriation
wcra available fur tho department, hut ho ct,tlla
not sco the necessity nf two sets Of nsl scpurt-
lilg ~, tue A'ss'n Er'''.l1l An arriving Mt practl"
rhe Chairman stata.i that thoro % was sl!st!nc.
1'o hu OF vnuo tho tIKtres nluat be nal1e public
ut uncr, and he beloved that THO National Guy-
ernulci!t stoultl be tic incnns by whtch tho rc-
lorts of tue States might bo consolidated and
sfr. Eh1,nhorlatu moved tho appointment Of a
an q o & tn for ,esSr eS
question Iii States which do not ntw reco9uiG
l. IL fockbnrt, prcsidunt esPf of tne s' 'satc Hoard
of Agriculture Of lndla1,u, warmly com
n,cntletl tho prtss ut ChcHxo for complete Aid
hccurata crop reports, which he characterized
thai u tho a,'shortties w!uId tnke tho propos
! staJ's. tho newspapers would spread tho results
mitch llnru effectively thAn nny organization in
| any StMte could llD.
Prul. Murruw, OF tho Industrial University.
haiA thnt tho fHrtncra gencta!ly bud sstrust ~
crop estimates andstntistlcs prepared by 1!onrlis
| 1T Trade, ite busleroa tt4t tho object aimed ut
cn,,ll ny DO autais,c.l by tho corporation Ut the
| ErcNt tidiiy tlNfcra,
Nesers. ". j. Chamberlain. Emory Cobb. and
| II. u. 1.uckhHrt were appointed Committee un
Resolutions, 10 formulate tho ideas Of tho con-
| roHtIot,.
i9rof addresses wcra thon ,na1o by number
| 1t thasU present on thg systom Uf crop report
| ing and tho tDcds OF MI universal System Of co.
| operation.
The convention adjourned 10 meet In tho
! Directors room mt int ExF1suon 1lusnE Ut ::
a'c!uck this afternoon. whpn ths committee Will
| tnnkc its ruport.