lad to receive invitations
from anyone here and consider them, and we will make the final report at
the final business session at the time of the banquet, I believe. But
between now and then I want you to consider the matter rather seriously
and let me know what you are thinking about.

President Davidson: I think it would be desirable, if it were possible,
for Mr. Slate to wire the proper authorities at Beltsville or
Poughkeepsie.

Mr. Weber: Mr. President, one of our members is Mr. Bernath, who has
been quite faithful in attending nearly all our meetings, and he has, I
imagine, much of interest to show to the members, and he is located near
Poughkeepsie. I am just throwing that out for the members to think over
as to what they would think about Poughkeepsie as a possible meeting
place.

President Davidson: That's worth listening to.

Would it be advisable, do you think, for Mr. Slate at the expense of the
Association to wire to Poughkeepsie or to Beltsville to see whether an
invitation is available or not?

Mr. Slate: Those places are well represented now.

Mr. Weber: I imagine Mr. Bernath can speak for himself.

Mr. Bernath: I don't know, I think if we could delay it another year,
Mr. Smith is going to retire from the State School, and he will have
plenty of time. I am very busy, and he will have loads of time on his
hands, and then he can give it his attention. I think that would be all
right next year.

Mr. Slate: That's up to the Association to decide.

Mr. Bernath: We would like to have you come at that time.

Mr. Slate: Beltsville is very well represented in Dr. Crane.

Mr. Weber: Mr, Chairman, in view of what Mr. Bernath says, I'd accept
Mr. Bernath's suggestion and have Poughkeepsie on the list for the year
following.

Mr. Bernath: That's right.

President Davidson: Dr. Crane may have something.

Dr. Crane: Mr. President and members of the Association, we'd like to
have the Association meeting at Beltsville again. However, we have had
four years of May freezes in Beltsville Station, and I am going to tell
you all is not in any too good condition. A lot of it has been pulled,
and we have had to replant an awful lot of the stuff that is now just
planted this year. We lost a lot of the plantings that were made last
year because of injury. As you folks probably know that have been there
before, we labored under very great difficulties on soil conditions in
that we have mostly sands and gravel.