422 BOAIU) t>F AOinCULTUKE. 



We have with us Mr. .luliu T. iStinsoii, who is SuiK'iiiitundeul ol' I'oiiiol- 

 ogy, Departiuc'ut of AKi'icuiture, for the Worhl's Fair at St. Louis. W'u 

 will now bear from him fur a few minutes. 



Mr. Stiuson: Ladies and CJentlenieii— I am going to say Just a few 

 words concerning tlie Indiana e.\liii)it at St. Louis. I am not going to 

 take much of your time, because I am told by the Presideut aud Secre- 

 tary aud a number of Indiana people that you will make au exhibit 

 at St. Louis that not only Indiana will be proud of, l)ut the exhibit man- 

 ager will also be proud of it as well. I believe that this will be the 

 result, so what I have to say is not so much in the way of urg'lug that 

 something may be doue, but simply iu the way of encouragement. 



The first thing that I can remember that would indicate that I was 

 connected at all with the fruit business was eating dried apples down in 

 Indiana when I was a very small boy. I w'as born in Indiana, aud my 

 parents moved West while I was still a small boy, aud for years and 

 years and years and years our people sent to Indiana every year for dried 

 apples. They were sent to us in barrels, I believe. That thing was kept 

 up until we had good orchards of our own. This is the first remem- 

 l)rance I have of anything connected with the fruit growing business, 

 and I believe that what little enthusiasm I have in the fruit growing 

 business, and the love that I have for the business, was instilled iu 

 me by eating dried apples. I have tried to keep up the faith. 



Now, as far as the fruit exhibit goes at St. Louis, I am very sorry 

 that I can not show you the floor plans. I will bring them with me 

 at noon, but I haven't them this morning. AVe are trying to have enough 

 space for this exhibit. There will be about four acres included in this 

 .space, ana w'hile it may not all be occupied at the beginning it will 

 be shortly after, l»ut I believe that I can truthfully and safely say to 

 you now that arrangements have been made, and will be perfected, 

 so that on the opening day of the fair there wMll be four acres of space, 

 aud every foot of it will be covered with fruit. I might say also at 

 this time that this fruit space will be covered with fresh fruit. The 

 different States that are interested iu this exhibit at St. Louis have be- 

 come so enthusiastic that they are sparing uo pains to make the best 

 showing possible. The horticulturists and fruit growers in these differ- 

 ent States have come to their rescue and have prepared fruit for this 

 exhibit. Owing to the location of the Southern States they do not need 

 to do so much preparing as we do who are f.arther north. The straw- 

 berries will help lis out; then I understand there are quite a number of 

 apples in cold storage. From the talks I have heard this morning I 

 am fully aware that it is not necessary to tell the Indiana horticulturists 

 that it is a mighty good scheme for them to send their fruit and rally 

 to the support of your Society. It helps you and j^our Society "svlhen 

 you do this. Each one of the exhibits must not only have a card telling 



