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copies we have for distribution. We now want eight or ten thousand 

 instead of three thousand. I wish we might get out the report at once 

 after the meeting, and then it would be more gladly received by our 

 members. 



LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



Our local societies have been doing for the State and for our fruit- 

 men more good than we can see upon the surface. This meeting 

 together and discussing our horticultural matters has been a means of 

 enlightening the people in a thousand and one matters which it was 

 necessary to discuss. Through them we know about planting, about 

 varieties, about cultivation, pruning, spraying, insects, gathering, 

 marketing, and commission men and markets. We meet and enjoy a 

 day socially, which is just as important as the best day's work that can 

 be done. We need more of them, not only for our own good, but 

 because we can be of assistance to our State Society, and our State as 

 a whole. I hope to see one good organization in every county where 

 such can be had and each working for its own success and the success 

 of the county, and all together a unit for the State and the State 

 Society, because on its success depends our State honor. 



THE APPLE FAILURE. 



The fact of our failure in the apple crop has given no opportunity 

 for spraying, and even where it was attempted last spring the rains 

 were so frequent that the poison was washed otf as soon as put on. 

 Very poor results, therefore, were recorded. 



We find that a white scale has covered the raspberry vines in 

 many places, and in fact destroyed some of the plantings. Specimens 

 were sent to Prof. Kiley, and by him the kerosene emulsion was given 

 as a sure remedy. I have to record the same results with their treat- 

 ment as with the other, on account of the rains so continually, but by 

 continuous watching and careful spraying I believe it can be held in 

 check or cured. 



THE OLDEN FRUIT FARM. 



I have incidentally to mention the Olden fruit farm, because there 

 seems to be a wrong impression abroad. Members of this Society 

 (and some of its oflicers) are connected with that farm. It was under- 

 taken and inaugurated to prove to our people just what we have been 

 preaching during these years : in fact, to prove by our works what we 

 believe. The thousand or more of acres of that farm, now planted, go 

 to prove more conclusively that fruits can be grown more profitably 

 than any other one enterprise in the State. It is a very great mistake 



