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CONTRACT WITH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RE COTTON YIELD:

At the request of Mr. John L. Fulmer, Professor of Social Sciences, an agreement was presented to the
meeting by the President which has been prepared for execution by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of
the United States Department of Agriculture and by the University of Virginia providing for "An Analysis
of Factors Associated with Cotton Yield Variability."

The scope and purpose of this agreement was explained by Dr. Newcomb and the following resolution offered
by Mr. Garnett and seconded by Mrs. Wailes was thereupon adopted:

RESOLVED: That the agreement in the form presented to this meeting between the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics of the United States Department of Agriculture and the University of Virginia
providing for "An Analysis of Factors Associated with Cotton Yield Variability" is hereby approved and
J. L. Newcomb, President, is hereby authorized and directed to execute said agreement in the name and
on behalf of The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia and deliver the same to the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics, retaining one executed original copy which shall be kept on file in the
Bursar's office.