56 agriculture of maine. 



Report of Secretary. 



The executive committee has been called together five times 

 during the year. 



At the first meeting in Auburn, January 5, 191 6, the date 

 and place of the 1916 annual meeting was arranged for Port- 

 land City Hall, November 14, 15, 16; also, that the society 

 should hold a conference at Orono, Farmers' Week. 



The second meeting was held at Orono, March 9, an auditing 

 committee was appointed and matters relating to the National 

 Dairy Show were acted upon. 



■ At the meeting in Lewiston, June 27, the premium list for 

 1916 was revised and other matters in regard to an annual meet- 

 ing were acted upon. 



The committee was called together in Portland, October 25, 

 to act upon matters in regard to their annual meeting. 



Four conferences have been held by the Society: One in 

 Orono, Farmers' Week, which was well attended, bringing or- 

 chardists together from every part of the state, and a great deal 

 of interest was manifested during the meetings. 



The meeting at Norway, March 21, was attended by seventy- 

 five fruit growers. Questions were asked and a good discussion 

 of the orchardists' problems followed the speakers. 



The meeting at Farmington, March 22, was attended by fifty 

 orchardists and interest was manifested along fruit growing 

 lines. 



A great deal of enthusiasm and desire to solve the problems 

 of fruit growing were shown at the meeting at Standish, March 

 24, with an attendance of over one hundred. A great many 

 questions were asked and discussed during the day. 



The following speakers were in attendance at the meetings 

 in Norway, Farmington and Standish: W. H. Conant, George 

 A. Yeaton, H. P. Sweetser, H. L. Keyser, who handled ques- 

 tions of vital importance to fruit growers. 



There should be a great endeavor on the part of the members 

 of our Society to secure new members, striving to urge the 

 fruit growers of Maine to gain the benefits derived by belonging 

 to our Society, attending the meetings during the year, and our 

 annual exhibition. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. L. White, 

 Secretary. 



