AZRI

I

I

I

; 

•"•;l\

" MEETING  OF  THE STATE  BOARD  OF AGRICULTURE

P r e s i d e n t 's  O f f i ce

June  7 t n,  1911. • • ..>.;.• • • •  •:;•;. *.:. .\...  * . v - v v . * . . • . > > ••  . • • • • . . : .2  o ' c l o ck  ?•:  M,

P r e s e nt  V P r e s i d e nt  Snyder  > Messrs;.  Graham,  Water"bury  and  Qfterdorff  er *

No  quorinn  toeing  p r e s e n t,  t he  meeting  was  a d j o u r n e d. 

;

iftf  ijii  it~tt */tfliirtf

• MEETING  OF  T1S  STATE  BOARD  OF AGRICULTURE

• 

Presiaent's  Office

July  12th,1911. 

2  o'cloci:  P. M.

Present,  President  Snyaer,  Messrs.  Graham,  Wallace,  ponerty  and  Watertury,

The  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  were  read  and  approved.

On motion  of  Mr.  Doherty,  the  question  of  the  removal  of  a  clump  of  ever-  •

green  trees  in  front  of  the -agri cultural  "building,  was  referred  to  Prof.  Eustace

and  President  Snyder  with  power  to  act.

On motion  of  Mr.  Graham,  the  salaries  of  C.  S.  Eo"binson,  Chas.  w.  Brown,

and  P.  A.  Spragg  were  made  $1350.00  each  beginning  September  1st.

On motion  of  Mr.  Wallace,  the  salary  of  Mr.  E.  G.  Fischer,,  instructor  in

English;  was made  #1000.00  beginning  September  1st,  and  Mr.  Chas.  W. Chapman

v/as  appointed  Assistant  Professor• of • Physics  and  Electrical  Engineering  at  a

salary  of  $1300.00  per  annum. 

. . ..

On motion  of  Mr.  Waterljury,  Prof.  "Pettit  was  authorized  to  maie  a  t r ip  to

Hew England  to  study  the  Gypsy  and  "brown-tailed  moths  and  methods  of  destroying

them.

On  motion  of  Mr.  Dohe'rty,  Mr.  Myers  was  allov/ed  not  to  exceed  #50.00  r a i l-

road  expenses  while 'visiting  various  institutions  to  study  their  methods  r e-

lating  to  his  worJr. 

• 

.

On motion  of  Mr.  Graham,  the  indemnity  "bond  of  the  City  National  Bani: was

approved  and  placed  on  f i l e.

On motion  of  Mr.  Wallace,  the  recommendation  of  the  Upper  Peninsula  Exper-

iment  Station  committee  ss  previously  made,  v i z .,  that  a ll  timDer  on  the  original

160  acres,  wltn.tne  exception  of  20  acres  reserved,  "be  cut,  the  "brush  Taurne.d,

and  the  land  seeded,  v^as  approved.

The  motion  of  Mr.  waterDury  that  the  clearing  on  lands  deeded toy the  Cleve-

land-Cliffs  iron  Company  "be turned  over  and  seeded  as  soon  as  the  wood  is  r e-

moved,  was  adopted.

Evergreens
in^ front  of
Ag.  Bldg.

Salaries
increased

Chas. Chapmar]
Asst .Prof. •-::.
of  Physics: s
E.E.  Salary:
increased.ns

Prof,Pettit
!-trip  to"

Myers
allowed
#50.00

approved,

Recominenda--;
& i o n:  in;••£&'•*
iu. P. Station;
:
approved^ 

U.P.lands  to
"be  "burned &;
•:
seeded.