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Mr. Jones: 1 remember a few years ago that our local society iu- 

 sisted upon sending a barrel of apples for this occasion. I believe the 

 apples went to Paris. Now, we have throe local societies in Madison 

 county, and I thinl< they are represented here today, and if the chairman 

 of this Society would take this matter up it would be an easy matter to 

 get a ban-el of apples from each society. 



Mr. ^Sylvester Johnson: As Treasurer of this Society 1 feel as if 1 

 should say something in regard to the finances. We can furnish the 

 money for all the expenses of gathering the fruit, from our Society,^ and 

 this will be refunded out of the appropriation. After this meeting is over 

 and all expenses paid 1 thinli we will have about three hundred dollars 

 Jeft; on the last day of October we will have fifteen hundred dollars. 

 We Avill have money enough to bear the expenses that may accrue in the 

 meantime. It was said to me by one of the leading men of the State 

 department that our Society Avas doing more for the amount of money 

 than any other organization in the State, so we will receive the $1,500.00 

 on the last day of October. I wanted to malje this statement so that 

 .all would know that we are in good financial condition. 



President Stevens: It seems that most of the talks have been along 

 the line of apples, Ijut we are to have all kinds of fruits, and when the 

 committee sends out instructions they will advise you along all of these 

 lines. Now, I fear Ave have no more time to devote to this subject this 

 morning, so Ave Avill take up the regular program. The committee having 

 this in charge have arranged to see Superintendent Taylor of the World's 

 Fair, for a perfect arrangement. After this no doubt every member will 

 receive a circular of instructions and can go toAvork on this at once. 

 The first tiling Avill be, "Shall the Farmer Buy or Grow His Fruit for 

 Home UseV 



Joe A. Burton: 1 Avould like to say a word before Brother Jones takes 

 the floor. In sending my apples to Paris I sent as many as possible of a 

 variety. Your chances for getting a premium are much better if you 

 have plenty of fruit; you don't Avant to stop at a plate or tAvo plates, but 

 you should have enough to last through all the shoA\% the AA'hole season 

 through. 



Mr. Isaac Jones: I shall ask this Society to excuse me for not Avriting 

 a paper this time. I believe that I can say that I never go back on 

 writing a paper, but this time I had so much on hands I just could not, 

 but I am only to introduce the subject, and leave it for you to discuss. 

 The question before us is "Shall the Farmer Buy or GroAV His Fruit for 

 Home Use'.'" I have sometimes thought that I might as well ask the 

 question "Shall a farmer raise his pigs for his own useV" At first I 

 thought there AA-as but one side to the question, but the more I think 



