Agriculture of Pennsylvania

AGRI

REPORTS

AGRIC

AGRICULTURE OF PENNSYLVANIA,

CONTAINING

REPORTS OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, THE STATE

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, THE STATE DAIRYMEN'S
ASSOCIATION, THE STATE FRUIT GROWERS’ AS-

SOCIATION, AND THE STATE COLLEGE,

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SECOND ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF AGRICULTURE,

FOR THE YEAR 1878.

STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, 1878.

Members Ex-Officio.
His Excellency Governor John F. Hartranft.
General William McCandless, Secretary Internal Affairs.
Prof. J. P. Wickersham, Superintendent Public Instruction,
Hon. W. P. Schell, Auditor General.
Rev. James Calder, President State College.

. 1879

Berks,
Blair,
Crawford,
Centre,
Cumberland,
Lancaster,
Indiana,
Luzerne,
Northumberland,
York,
Tioga,
Lycoming,
Franklin,
Bradford,
Warren,
Susquehanna,
Adams,
Schuylkill,
Beaver,
Montgomery,
Mercer,
Union,
Bucks,
Juniata,
Lehigh,
Greene,
Chester,
Somerset,

Elected by County Agricultural Societies.
W, G. Moore,
Womelsdorf,

1880
T. Banks,
Hollidaysburg,

1879 M. C. Beebe,

Pleasantville, (Venango co.) 1850
J. Hamilton,
State College,

1879 C. H. Mullin, Mt. Holly Springs,

1879 H. M. Engle, Marietta,

1880 G. W. Hood, Indiana,

1880 J. B. Smith,

Kingston,
J. McFarland, Watsontown,

1879
W. S. Roland,
York, ·

1880 S. F. Wilson, Wellsboro',

1879 D. H. Foresman, Williamsport,

1879 C.Gilbert, . Chambersburg,

1880 L. J. Culver, Towanda,

1880 J. H. Hiller, .

North Warren,
J.C. Morris,
Friendsville,

1880 E. G. Fahnestock, . Gettysburg,

1879 J. S. Keller, . Orwigsburg, .

1881
R. S. Sterling, Beaver,
W. A. Yeakle, Flourtown,
A. Robinson,
Mercer,

1881 J. W. Shriner, Lewisburg,

1881 E. Reeder, New Hope,

1881 D. Wilson, Port Royal,

1879 J. P. Barnes, Allentown,

1881 M. R. Wise, Waynesburg,

1831 Thomas J. Edge, Londongrove,

1881 C. C. Musselman, Somerset, .

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Executive Committee.
His Excellency John F. Hartranft, Prof. D. Wilson, Juniata,
John P. Edge, Chester,

Prof. J. Hamilton, Centre,
John L. George, Washington,

W. S. Roland, York, E. G. Fahnestock, Adams,

A. Robinson, Mercer, H. H. Engle, Lancaster,

Thomas J. Edge, Chester.

Advisory Committee.
H. M. Engle, Lancaster,

Prof. D. Wilson, Juniata,
W. S. Roland, York.

Secretary.
Thomas J. Edge, Chester.

Botanist.

Thomas Meehan, Germantown.

Pomologist.
Josiah Hoopes, West (hester.

Chemist.

Prof. F. A. Genth, University of Pennsylvania.

Entomologist.
Prof. W. A. Buckhout, State College.

Veterinary Surgeon.
Dr. Charles B. Michener, Carversville.

Microscopist.
Dr. Henry Leffmann, Philadelphia.

Mineralogist.
Prof. F. A. Genth, University of Pennsylvania.

Geologist.
Prof. J. P. Lesley, State Geologist.

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