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and then become bruised. While apples placed too higli are sure to 

 bruise in heading. 



Some very large apples however, cannot be packed in regular 

 boxes, and in that case the cover must be raised by means of cleats 

 placed below, as well as above the cover. 



It now being 12 o'clock noon, the meeting of the society adjourned 

 to meet again at 2 o'clock p. m. same day, January 21st, 1914. 



2:00 o'clock p. m. January 21st, 1914. 



The society met, pursuant to adjournment, and the following 

 proceedings were had and done. 



The President: The next subject for a paper or an address 

 will be by Prof. G. W. Hood, of the University of Nebraska on "The 

 PJconomic Importanceof By-Products to Nebraska Horticulture." 



THE ECOXOMIC IMPORTANCE OF BY-PRODUCTS TO NEBRASKA 



HORTICULTURE. 

 Prof. G. H. Hood, University of Nebraska. 



Mr. Hood: Mr. President, and members of the Horticultural 

 society. In looking up references of data for this paper, I found 

 material v,as very scarce; in fact as far as I could find material, 

 it was a minus quantity in relation to by-products of horticultural 

 crops. So for that reason I am going to confine this brief paper, 

 probably to a little stimulus, I might say, in increasing the interest 

 in by-products from Horticulture crops in order that we might pro- 

 perly increase oi;r yield from by-products, we might say. 



One of the most interesting phases of the world's development 

 is the manner in which the people of the civilized nations are utiliz- 

 ing so many things which were only recently considered worth- 

 less. The increase in the population has been one of the reasons 

 why this waste has been utilized in the form of by-products. 



Few people realize the great importance of by-products, espec- 

 ially in agriculture and horticulture. This is not only true from the 

 standpoint of financial gain, but also from the standpoint of supply 

 and demand. When we stop and consider for a few minutes the 

 vast fortunes, to say nothing of the great value, from an economic 

 standpoint, to the people of the nation, that have been made, and 

 are being made today from by-products of other commodities, it 

 behooves us to think and think hard. Why is it that farmers .and 

 horticulturists are so slow to make use cf the waste products. 

 Why is it that the farmer must or at least does take second place 

 in the betterment of his own conditions? Why is he not more con- 

 structive and more aggressive? Why not utilize waste products to 

 increase the returns from the land? If commercial enterprises take 

 <nto account every particle, that comes into the plant and see to it 



