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theless, many apple enemies which we have with us every year 

 and which it is very necessary to keep down in order to produce 

 a large per cent of fancy fruit. Many of these can be satisfac- 

 torily handled by spraying, at the same time we are insuring 

 ourselves against the attacks of the fungus. 



We have held in the past year two meetings. The first was 

 held July ist at Sunny Beach farm with our president, Mr. 

 Craig. This meeting was very largely attended, fully 250 

 being present; the forenoon being given over principally to 

 demonstrations in spraying and renovating of old trees. In 

 the afternoon an instructive program was given covering, many 

 subjects. The second field meeting was held in Waterville on 

 the farm of George Fred Terry. This meeting was not so 

 largely attended but we trust was all the more beneficial to 

 those present. The program was quite similar to that of the 

 other meeting. 



Only two meetings of the executive committee were held 

 during the year, one at Auburn in January and one at Sunny 

 Beach farm at the time of the field meeting, no special business 

 coming before these meetings aside from the usual routine 

 necessary to the workings of the society. 



Reports of standing committee. (In the absence of Mr. 

 Pope, member of Experiment Station Council, Dr. Woods was 

 called upon to make a few remarks along the line that Mr. Pope 

 would have taken.) 



Dr. Woods. Ladies and Gentleman : I hardly know just what 

 Mr. Pope would say if he were here. He would probably tell 

 you that in April last the Experiment Station Council met — I 

 wonder if you know what the Experiment Station Council is? 

 It is a unique institution in connection with the Maine Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station. There is nothing like it, so far 

 as I know, in connection with any other experiment station in 

 the country. As you know, the Experiment Station is organ- 

 ized by the state as a department of the University of Maine, 

 that is, under the control of the University of Maine, but they 

 appoint a governing board which consists of the heads of staff 

 of the Experiment Station, the President of the University, 



