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have heard about the Apple Cdiisuniors' Association, and if they are 

 going to eat apples we want to know how to get them. This is a na- 

 tional association, and it meets once a year, and it is composed of the 

 best apple jrrowers— those who are taking the most inlorcst. They meet 

 once a year. At St. Louis last year we had a very interesting program, 

 and some valuable papers were given. We had on the program the 

 best men we could find all over the United States. We were very careful 

 in selecting thorn, and consequently had a very profitiiltlo mooting. After 

 this meeting was over Ave were taken on an excursion trip by the Frisco 

 Railway to the Indian territory, by compliments of the railroad, and 

 on this trip Ave all became acquainted AVith each other and changed 

 and exchanged ideas that Avere very, very valual)le for us. This cer- 

 tainly AA-as a valuable trip. Now this congress is composed of apple 

 growers and those who are interested in apples, and handle apples. 

 This congress is the same to the State Horticultural Society as the State 

 Society is to the local societies. One causes the other to become more 

 interested. The exchange ot iaea» is certainly very valuable. The mem- 

 bership fee for the first year is $3, and after that it^ is $2 per year. 

 The proceedings of each meeting is published in bulletin form like this. 

 It certainly contains A'aluable information. This bulletin contains a com- 

 plete record of the proceedings, and there is onlj^ one AA-ay to get these 

 proceedings and that is to become a member of this society. None of 

 these are alloAved to be given to anyone Avho is not a member of the 

 society, and as a fruit grower I want to say that it is the most valuable 

 society that I ever belonged to. You Avill become better acquainted 

 with the ways of the people. If I had the time I should like to mention 

 some of the topics that Avere contained in our last program, to give 

 you an idea of the work. 



President Stevens: We should like very much to hear these, but 

 time will not permit. 



Mr. Stinson: I should like to see all those who are interested in 

 this work, and get their names as members of our society. 

 I thank you. 



Prof. Troop: At this meeting that Mr. Stinson has been speaking 

 of, a committee was appointed which made the following recommenda- 

 tions, and I want to read it so that it may go into our minutes: 



St. Louis, Mo., November 18, 1903. 



To the Apple Growers' Congress now in session: 



We, your committee appointed on packages and grades of apples, 

 would submit and recommend the adoption of the folloAving: 



Resolved, That this congress adopt as a standard barrel for apples 

 a barrel which is one of the capacity of three bushels, which is 17^ 



