Excerpt from Agriculture of Pennsylvania: Containing Reports of the State Board of Agriculture, the State Agricultural Society, the State Dairymen's Association, the State Fruit Growers' Association, and the State College, for 1878

The nature of the work of the Board is such that its best aims and the greatest amount of benefit to the farmers of the State can only be aecom plished by having them directly interested in its proceedings and assisting in its work. The experience of the previous year having plainly demon strated that we could scarcely expect them to meet with us at the State capital, and the Attorney General having given an opinion favorable to the plan, it was decided to hold the meetings of the Board in various portions of the State, in order, if possible, to reach all interests and all sections. In accordance with this plan, a meeting was held at Doyles town in May, and one at Titusville in September. In both cases the result fully warrants the Opinion that by this plan we can best carry out our work, and accomplish the greatest amount of good to the greatest number. The farmers of the districts in which these meetings have been held have shown their appreciation of our efforts, not only by their attend ance, but also by freely participating in the discussion of the various topics under consideration, thus adding their practical knowledge and suggestions to the general result. These meetings have not only the effect of bringing new facts from practical men, but they also have a tendency to break up that spirit of exclusiveness into which our farmers have nu consciously drifted. During the past year four agricultural societies have taken advantage of their privilege of electing members of the Board, and it is probable that as many more will, in the same manner, be added during the year which has just opened. The manner of holding the meetings, as alluded to above, and the addition to the number of members, has very materially increased the expense of our meetings, but this increase has been accompanied by a greater increase in the ability of the Board to ac complish the purposes for which it was created.

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