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atiou vigorous is to replant or dig out the old stools. Strawberry 

 beds need renewing often. J. F. Smith, of Wisconsin, one of the 

 best growers in the west, never gathers more than one crop from his 

 plantations. 



Mr. Chittenden — New beds give the largest and best berries. 

 1 once sold 872.00 worth from about one-ninth of an acre, but it 

 won't pay to grow strawberries at present prices by this method. 



Mr. Dennis — By taking Mr. Chittenden's own figures we can 

 prove that it will pay, as an acre would have amounted to over $600.00. 



Mr. W. H. LaMonte read a short paper, in which he referred to 

 the benefit our organization had been to the farmers of Hancock 

 County, and said that it numbered among its numbers some of the 

 best nurserymen, fruit-growers and farmers in the community. 



Mrs. H. D. Brown now read a paper on " What Has the War- 

 saw Horticultural Society Done?" Her conclusions were that it had 

 helped the fruit-grower to know what to plant. It had helped the 

 nurseryman, by giving him a knowledge of varieties his customers 

 wanted, and had wonderfully stimulated orchard and small fruit 

 planting among the farmers. It had also created a taste for orna- 

 mental planting and floriculture, and made our homes brighter and 

 more attractive for our children. 



The next meeting — the annual picnic — will probably be held 

 at Wild Cat Springs the last Wednesday in July. 



JULY MEETING. 



The annual picnic was held at Wild Cat Springs July 27. 

 Hundreds of happy and intelligent faces greeted the call to order at 

 fJ a. m., when Rev. Mary A. Safford invoked the divine blessing in 

 the most fitting and beautiful language. The singing by the Ham- 

 ilton Glee Club was most excellent, and added largely to the general 

 interest of the occasion. 



Committees report the following : 



