The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-27
seek TO ORGANIZE State
AGRICULTURAL bodies
Delegates Want Clearing House
Where Farm Legislation Can Be
Discussed-State Board of Agricul-
ture Elects New officers

Delegates attending the various
agricultural society meetings in this
city will be busy during the remainder
of their stay in Harrisburg forming a
central organization-a sort of clearing
house for supporting farm legislation
without interfering with the individ
uals of present organizations.
So far in the chapter of meetings
this week the State Poultry Society and
the Poultry Breeders Association have
combined into the Pennsylvania State
Poultry Society and the Breeders AS
soeiation and the Dairy Union, are con-
sidering such action and to that end
have appointed the following commit
tees on the combination:
Breeders Assoeiation-Dr. G. J..
Marshall, Harrisburg; Henry Fielder,
Newton Square, and W. C. Norton,
Dalton.
Dairy Union-H. NJ Stokes, Han
over; G. B. johnson, Warren; E. E.
Perham, Warden.
w. G. Norton, who is chairman of
the Livestock Breeders Department of
the State Association, heads the CON-
mittee on a consolidation of all the So
cieties. On his committee is DR.. Mar
shall, C. j. Tyson, Floradale; Prof. G..
w. Larsen, State College; C. B. John
son, Warren; Henry Fielder, Newton
Square, and Z. A. Weimer, Lebanon.
The State Board of Agriculture con-
tinued its sessions in the Board of
Trade auditorium this morning, opening
to-day's meeting with the election of
officers. The Governor of Pennsylvania
is ex-ofiicio president. The election of
the remaining officers resulted as fol-
lows:
Vice presidents, F. D. Kerrick, Brad
ford; j. P. Young, Franklin; C. H.
Dewitt, Toga; executive committee,
S. S. Blyholder, Armstrong; G. f.
Barnes, York; P. S. Fenstermaeher,
Lehigh; H. G. MCGOWAN, Berks; NJ. NJ.
Nagerny, Miffiin: A. J. Kahler, Lycom
ing; Clark NJ. Bower, Perry; Mathew
Rodgers, Juniata; John Shoner, Schuyl-
kill; secretary, n. B. Critchfield, State
Secretary of Agriculture, and assistant
secretary, R. J. Wild, Warren.
The principal discussions this morn
ing were on reports presented by Pro-
fessor j. w. Kellogg, microscopic; Pro-
fessor ii. A. Surface, entomologist, and
DR.. Joseph Kalbfps, ornithologist. Com
mittee reports and papers by experts
occupied the attention of the members
this afternoon. The sessions of this
organization will be concluded to-mor-
row morning.
All of the organizations, including
the Pennsylvania Holstein-F -Friesian AS
sociation, will meet in joint session in
the Board of Trade auditorium this
evening to witness a meat cutting dem
onstration by Professor w. II. Tom
have, State College. The annual meet
ing of the Holstein-Friesian Assod
alton will be held tomorrow afternoon.
The Breeders and Dairymen will con
clude their meetings tomorrow after
noon.
After an argument of some length
the poultry societies organized one or
gani2ation yesterday to be known as
the Pennsylvania State Poultry Asso-
citation and elected these officers:
President, E. A. Weimer, Lebanon
vice president, Norris G. Temple: Po-
copson; secretary, Frank McGrann,
Lancaster; treasurer, Fred II. Cook,
Beaver; directors, 7. L. McGrew.
Scranton; Henry Riley, Strafford;
James L. Huston, Williamsport: Fred
erick G. Davis, Meaiville, and j. G.
Werner, Mohnton.