Question. How were those potatoes farmed?

Mr. Denise. They were not farmed much at all, they were fertilized or mulched with some chaff.

Question. In what way were they farmed?

Mr. Denise. I do not think they were farmed at all; they were not plowed, I know.

Question. What was done to them, then?

Mr. Denise. They were cultivated, I believe, with a hand hoe. Question. What fertilizer was used?

Mr. Denise.-I believe he used almost everything.

Mr. Forsythe.-Was it bone or manure, or what was it?

Mr. Denise. I do not know what kind of fertilizer was used, but I believe Mr. Combs used horse, or stable manure and phosphate.

Mr. Forsythe. Mr. President, we don't want any bob-tailed reports here; I would like to know what kind of fertilizer was used.

Mr. Denise. Why do you want to know? Are you an agent for a fertilizer? He used the Mapes' fertilizer, if you want to know. A Member.-Mr. Combs told me he had used almost everythingfertilizer, manure, Squankum marl, and everything else.

Mr. Denise. Yes, sir; I believe he did use Squankum marl; I guess he used all he could get on.

Mr. Denise continued.-We have two creameries in our county, but I was unable to get a report from them, though I wrote them all.

I do not know whether it is because they are making so much money out of their creameries, and don't want people to know it, or what is the trouble. I know I could not get the information I asked for.

I also have a report here of the Monmouth County Agricultural Society. It is very short, and perhaps it would be just as well to have it published.

Report handed to the Secretary.

MORRIS COUNTY BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

No delegate present.

THE JERSEY BREEDERS' CLUB.

John I. Bishop.-I have but a short report to make. I will first give you the list of officers. This club was organized in March, 1879,

for the promotion of the Jersey cattle interests. Its membership has increased, since the organization, from eight to twenty-one.

SALEM COUNTY BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

No delegate present.

A member of that association.-I have a short statement here from the West Jersey Association. I also have a paper here by Mr. Paulding, on native blooded stock. I also have an essay by Mr. Pettit on "Jersey Red Swine."

The Chair. As it is getting late, we will postpone the reading of that until the afternoon session. We will discontinue the programme until this afternoon.

The Chair then announced the following committees:

Committee on Credentials.-Edward Burrough, J. H. M. Cook, D. D. Denise. Committee on Officers.-Thomas T. Kinney, William Parry, John De Mott.

I also understand there is a resolution to be presented before we adjourn.

Mr. Dye.—I have here a copy of a resolution, which I hope we will have explained as to what it is intended for:

Resolved, That the President, Thomas H. Dudley, P. T. Quinn and William S. Taylor be a committee to prepare a supplement to the State Board of Agriculture Act passed last winter, to widen its provisions for membership.

The Secretary. I drew up the resolution on account of the suggestion contained in the opening remarks of the President.

On motion, the resolution was adopted as read.

The Chair.-I now declare a recess until 2:30 this afternoon.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Meeting called to order by the Chair, at 2:30 P. M.

Mr. Dye.-I will begin this afternoon where I left off this morning. The paper I have here is on I have here is on "The New Jersey Red Swine Breeders' Association."

G. W. Thompson (while the paper was being read by Mr. Dye).— Mr. President, I rise to a point of order.

The Chair.-Let us hear it.

Mr. Thompson.-The point is this-that this association is not a stock raising association, and that this association is not intended to give any one a chance to advertise the Jersey Red swine or any other swine. I think the time of this association is entirely too valuable to spend in listening to such a paper.

Mr. Dye.—Mr. President, there is only half a page left to read; it will take longer to settle this than to finish reading the paper.

The Chair. You can finish reading the paper. The point of order is not well taken. [This paper will be found in the report.]

SOMERSET COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The Secretary.-Mr. Potter will be with us, though he could not come just at present, but will send in his paper.

UNION COUNTY BOARD OF AGRICULTURE,

Mr. Frank Hosinger.-I was informed by our Secretary that he had forwarded our report to the Secretary.

The Secretary. I have the paper here.

WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

No delegate present.

A member of this association.-Our Secretary expected to be here; I do not know why he has not come.

Somerset county recalled.

Mr. Potter. I have no report ready, but will make a written one shortly.

The Chair. We are now ready for the report of the Committee on Credentials.

Mr. Burrough. We are not ready yet.

Mr. Burrough, delegate from Camden county.-Before we proceed with the programme, I desire to state that I have been very well pleased with the reports handed in, but I regret to see that some of the counties have not done their part as they might have done.

They have not quite come up to our expectations. While we prefer full reports, we do not care for long ones, unless they are to the point and give special or general information on methods of cultivating and improving stock, &c., of the State. We do not care for these without they serve this purpose. We are all alike interested in the advancement of agriculture in our State.

We want the growers of Monmouth county to come here and tell us how they grow their crops. The same with other counties. We are willing to give our experience, too, for their benefit. We know the growers of the different counties have not been as helping to each other as they might have been. Let us give our experience. We know what Burlington county has done, and why can we not do the same? We want the members from the upper part of the State to give their experience for the benefit of the members from the lower part. We will give the members from the upper part of the State our experience for their benefit.

I trust this may be so in the future, and I also hope we may have fuller reports from all counties next year in this light. I call the attention of the members to these particular points.

Mr. President, you are aware that in presenting the report of Camden county I was instructed to present the following resolution in relation to the English sparrow:

WHEREAS, The depredations of the English sparrow in this county have

assumed such proportions that they are a serious disadvantage to the agriculturist, horticulturist and florist; therefore, be it

Resolved, That it is the experience and opinion of this Board that the English sparrow is a destructive and dangerous obstacle to farmers and seedsmen, and that the damage inflicted upon our crops far exceed any compensating benefits they confer.

Resolved, That we believe it to be to the interest of the agriculturist, horticulturist and florist, that the English sparrows should no longer be protected as insectivorous birds, and that we hereby instruct our delegate to the State Board of Agriculture to present a copy of these resolutions and ask an expression of opinion as to their usefulness.

Resolved, That in the event of their indorsement, that the Committee on Legislation be instructed to draft a supplement to the insectivorous bird law, exempting said sparrows from its provisions.

On motion, the resolution was adopted.

The Secretary. In order to make the resolution more effective, Mr. President, I move you, sir, that it be referred to a Committee on

Legislation, to be appointed by the chair, and to consist of three

members.

Mr. Parry.—The Committee on Legislation was not appointed last year.

A member of Executive Committee, Mr. Taylor.-The matter was left in the hands of the Executive Committee, and the proper action was taken.

The Secretary. I move you, sir, Mr. President, that the matter be left in the hands of the newly-elected Executive Committee, with the request that they carry out the measures of the resolution.

Adopted.

Mr. Dye. I would also like to present a resolution referring to a system of visitation by delegates :

Believing it would tend to advance the interests of agriculture in the State if the County Boards would appoint delegates to attend their several meetings; therefore,

Resolved, That the County Boards of Agriculture, as far as practicable, are requested to establish a system of visitation by delegates for mutual benefit, and report to the next meeting of this Board.

On motion, the resolution was adopted.

The Chair. The next in order on the programme is the reading of the President's annual address. [The President's address will be found immediately following end of minutes.]

In connection with the paper, mentioning that it was probable that the railway system of India would be extended, he remarked:

"When I say that it is probable this will be done, as approved by the Committee of Parliament on Railways, when you know that this committee is composed of nineteen members of the House of Parliament, and some seven members of the present English Cabinet, you can readily see that the assertion that this will probably be approved by the committee and passed by Parliament is a very probable result, as they are certainly an authority under such circumstances."

Judge Parry. I would move you that the thanks of this meeting be extended to our worthy President for the very able and highlyinteresting paper which he has favored us with, and that the papers be then given the Secretary for publication.

Seconded and unanimously carried. [Applause.]