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315 upon the table. The effect of this will be to leave the matter for a committee of the officers of the society to consult and plan. I must say, that, although I expressed my own opinion very positively and decidedly, yet I have no very strong preference either way in regard to this matter. I expressed my opinion strongly for the purpose of bringing out discussion. I have no strong preference either way. Therefore, I move to lay this resolution upon the table. That will leave the officers of the society free to consult one another, and act as for the best interests of the whole. The motion was adopted. Mr. McAffee—In what position does that leave the matter for consideration ? The President—It leaves it where the report left it—in the hands of the officers, who are made an Executive Committee, for the purpose of making an organization. Mr. Flagg, as Chairman of the Committee on Experiments, submitted a report. Mr. Flagg—I would state, in explanation of this report, which I now make, that we could get but a portion of our committee together; but we got as many together as we could, and with what unanimity we could. In case there should be any fault found with what is reported, I hope that members of the Convention will feel entirely free to differ from us. The report is as follows:

R E P O R T OF COMMITTEE ON E X P E R I M E N T S .

The Committee have taken the subject assigned them under consideration, so far as possile in the press of other business, and would report as follows: The field of experiment in its widest sense, in relation to our colleges founded on the national grant, is large and crowded with work. We want— I. Meteorological observations. 1. Scientific, after the Smithsonian plan. 2. Practical, like those of the Signal Sense. II. Mechanical experiments. 1. In strength of materialts. 2. In native powers. 3. In trials of agricultural and other industrial implements. III. Experiments in physics, especially in the effects of different degrees of light, heat and electricity and moisture on vegetable life. IV. Experiments in industrial chemistry, such as analysis of soils, of clays and other earths used in the arts; of coal, lime, and building rocks, minerals, manures, plants and their products, and of animal products. Y. Experiments and observations in mining and metallurgy. YI. Experiments with soils in their drainage, pulverization by different implements and their compaction; the application of different fertilizers; the variation of soils in adjoining plots, then continuous cropping without manure and other irrigation.