STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 23 



response by D. H. Knowlton, Farmington ; annual address by 

 Pres. Z. A. Gilbert, North Greene. 



Wednesday Afternoon — Practical Results of Fruit Storage 

 by the Grower, John W. Clark, Xorth Hadley, Mass. ; How to 

 Handle the Apple for Cold Storage, G. Harold Powell, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Wednesday Evening — Civic Improvement — What Has Been 

 Done in Other States, Airs. Emma Dow Armstrong, President 

 Maine Federation Women's Clubs, Lewiston ; Civic Improve- 

 ment Locally, Geo. H. Clarke, Auburn; Home Decorations, 

 Prof. L. C. Corbett, Washington, D. C. :\Iusic for this session 

 furnished by Air. Jordan and ladies of Auburn. 



Thursday AIorning — Annual Aleeting ; report of treasurer; 

 report of secretary ; report of special committee on sweepstakes 

 prize. Dr. G. AI. Twitchell, Airs. \\ P. DeCoster, Mrs. Lucy A. 

 Chandler, referred from last annual meeting; amendment to 

 Sect. I, Art. II, of by-laws; election of officers; miscellaneous 

 business. 



Thursday Afternoon — Orchard Fertility : Results from L^se 

 of Chemical Fertilizers, S. H. Dawes, Harrison, C. S. Phinny, 

 Standish ; Results from Barn Alanures, \'. P. DeCoster, Buck- 

 field ; Results from Tillage and Cover Crops, Prof. W. AI. 

 Munson, Orono ; Fruit Packages ; The Barrel and the Box, D. 

 H. Knowlton ; Other Packages, R. H. Libbey, Newport. 



Thursday Evening — Poem, Aliss Julia H. Alay, Auburn ; 

 Chrysanthemums, Abel F. Stevens, Wellesley, Alass. ; Among 

 Fruits and Flowers, Prof. A. L. Lane, East Fairfield. Alusic 

 for the evening furnished by the Lotus Quartette. 



The chairman of the committee on a Sweepstakes Prize 

 offered the following report : 



Your committee to whom was referred the subject of an 

 appropriate recognition for those winning the sweepstake prizes, 

 has attended to its duties and presents the following report. 



We believe that the time has arrived when this society may 

 well recognize the efforts of individual growers in making exten- 

 sive exhibits of many varieties and of such excellence and would 

 recommend that in addition to the money prize awarded, this 



