On motion, the President appointed the following committee to nominate officers for the ensuing year: Messrs. Holman, Chew and Collings. They reported the following: President-Dr. J. H. Brakeley, Bordentown, N. J. First Vice President-Hon. Theo. Budd, Pemberton, N. J. Representatives in N. J. State Board of Agriculture—Dr. J. H. Brakeley, Bordentown, N. J.; A. J. Rider, Trenton, N. J. Executive Committee-J. H. Brakeley, A. J. Rider, Theo. Budd. Corresponding Secretaries for New Jersey-M. M. Chew, Williamstown, N. J.; Chas. L. Holman, Lakewood, N. J.; D. C. Leech, Vineland, N. J.; Alfred Satterthwaite, Crosswicks, N. J.; William Quicksall, Hornerstown, N. J. Corresponding Secretaries for Massachusetts-Isaac Alger, Attleboro, Mass.; O. M. Holmes, Box 5223, Boston, Mass. Corresponding Secretary for Connecticut-D. C. Spencer, Old Saybrook, Conn. Corresponding Secretary for Rhode Island-A. C. Sampson, 15 Weybosset street, Providence, R. I. Corresponding Secretary for Long Island-Wm. Jagger, Jericho, L. I. Corresponding Secretary for Michigan-S. H. Comings, St. Joe, Michigan. Corresponding Secretary for Wisconsin-L. G. Kniffin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mr. French positively declined to serve as Statistician. The report was accepted, leaving the office of Statistician vacant until the Association choose to fill it. On motion, the Secretary was instructed to cast the ballot, and those named were declared elected. On motion, the Secretary was instructed to notify the several Corresponding Secretaries that reports would be expected from them concerning crop prospects, etc., before the next meeting. The Secretary called attention to a communication from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, concerning an exhibit for the Paris Exposition. Any person having photographs or litho graphic pictures of cranberry plantations, at the period of harvesting, or any other time, are requested to forward them to the Secretary, who will duly acknowledge and forward them. A. J. RIDER, Secretary, EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF THE DAIRY COMMISSIONER. Adhering to the custom followed heretofore, and for purposes of completeness, I have separated the account of work done under the several laws, and have grouped together, under distinct heads, all details relating to special inspection and the results therefrom obtained. OLEOMARGARINE. The law regulating the sale of this substance has been strictly enforced during the year, and, as will be seen by the detailed report given later on, the transactions in imitation butter are now usually carried on honestly and according to the legal provisions. The number of licenses granted by the United States authorities would indicate that the demand for oleomargarine was very limited in this State. This condition would seem to indorse the statement made in a former report, to the effect that as soon as the law was rigidly enforced, and when dealers were compelled to sell the article for what it was, the amount sold in this State would be very small. In 1886 there were 149 licenses granted; during the past year only 28 were issued, and many persons holding these have abandoned the business. Several important cases, which have been pending for nearly two years, have been decided by the Supreme Court, and all essential particulars of the law are now adjudicated upon. The |