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thing to establish a standard it should do it. We want our barrels 

 to be uniform. 



The Secretary — I think it is extremely desirable to reach a uni- 

 form measure. Any legislative body is more liable to make a mis- 

 take on this subject than we are. I think it is the duty of this 

 Society to recommend a uniform standard. 



Capt. Diehl — I heartily indorse what our Secretary has said. 1 

 tind I can ship three bushel barrels as cheaply as other sizes. 



3IaJ. Evans, of Missouri — Our State Society tried to agree upon 

 a uniform size. Our State legislature has a three bushel barrel law 

 on its statutes. I think the legislatures should leave this subject to 

 this Society. 



3Ir. Johnson, of Kansas — This is about as important as any dis- 

 cussion we have had here. The apple is king of fruits. We would 

 like when we ship a barrel to know what it will be counted when 

 it gets to its destination. The recommendation of this Society is the 

 best way to get a uniform measure. 



Mr. Smith, of New York — New York is not free from this same 

 difficulty. The size adopted by our legislature is a little less than 

 three bushels, and since that act was passed there has been dissatis- 

 faction. 



Prof. Robson, of Kansas — We have listened to a valuable paper 

 this afternoon on the educational power of horticulture I always 

 thought that horticulture was a synonym of gentleness, honesty, etc. 

 I hope we will turn over a new leaf and not be concerned so much 

 about what is contained in a barrel, but give good measure, heaped 

 up. I wish to allude to what we see on the wall (pointing to the 

 letters on the wall, M. V. H. S., in memory of Dr. J. A. Warder). 

 He did not know that he had a pocket. 



Maj. Ragan, of Missouri — I have been shipping apples for nearly 

 forty years. We used to have the two and a half bushel barrel. 

 Sometimes I had to take flour barrels. There was not so much com- 

 petition tlien, l)ut there was some confusion from having different 

 sizes. There are two reasons for preferring the three bushel barrel. 

 First, if I get rates for shipping at so much a barrel, I can sliip 

 three bushel barrels as cheaply as the two and a lialf Then there 



