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from -where it was exhil)ite(l, l)ut it must have the name of the man 

 that raised it also. If you produce good fruit you will get credit for 

 it. This regulation will be adhered to. One man can not make a col- 

 lection of fruit and put it in his own name, but he must put the name 

 of the man that raised it on each collection— it must be exhibited in 

 the name of the man that produced the fruit. Now, for instance, if 

 you exhibit fruit from Indiana it will be necessary for you to give the 

 name of every man, and the particular locality from which the fruit 

 was grown. One man may produce better fruit of one kind than any 

 other man in the State, and it is only proper and right that the man 

 that raised it should have the credit for it, and that we should know 

 from whence it came. Not only this., but from an educational stand- 

 point it is of value, for it would take a wider knowledge than most 

 people have to go to these exhibitions and tell from which part of^ >i 

 State a certain fruit would come if it were not marked. It is of great 

 educational value to us. There is another reason for this. We wish 

 to get all fruits of a kind together. We want to get all Ben Davis 

 apples together, etc. You are interested in studying varieties, and right 

 here you can study them. I would like to say for the Ben Davis that 

 it is grown in some localities and is all right, and I believe even you 

 might be induced to call it a good apple if yoii should see and taste 

 one from these localities. This certainly would be an excellent oppor- 

 tunity for you to study the variety question. I know this, that we 

 have never had this opiiortunity befoi'e. There has been a stagger 

 made at the different exhibitions, but I think it will be successfully 

 carried out here. This will give you a better idea of what yon want 

 to plant next year. I think this question should be studied, and here 

 you will have an opportunity to study it. 



I think, Mr. President, that this is all I have to say, excepting this, 

 and that is that we want to give Indiana all the space she wants in 

 our building, and will ])robably give her more than she wants. We 

 want to do everything that we can to assist Indiana in making an 

 exhibit that any one of the members of this Society would be proud 

 of. and while it is important to you that you should do this it is also 

 beneficial to the Department of Horticulture. 



I thank you very much. 



President Stevens: Mr. Stinson, our committee will want to confer 

 with you before you go away. 



Mr. Stinson: I will l>e glad to confer with thom. I want to say 

 just one word in regard to the American Apple Growers' Congress. I 

 want to tell you something about this organization, about what we are 

 doing, and what we intend to do, and give you an insight into the work 

 thai has been done. This among others I want to give, if po.ssible, and 

 get everyone of this Society to join this Apple Growers' Congress. We 



