WINTER MEETING. 18 1 



our fruit-growers in their work. We hope this may be increased so 

 that there will be 126 instead of 26 localities where these institutes 

 are held. 



And now, dear friends, at the close of another year's work, have 

 we learned anything from our failures of the past year "? Have we, from 

 the teachings of nature, any facts to rest our hopes upon f Will we act 

 with all the light we have f Success or failure is of no permanent use 

 to our cause if we learn nothing from them. But to my mind it has 

 settled this one fact : that the future of fruit-growing depends upon dili- 

 gent, earnest, intelligent, enthusiastic, business-like methods. Let us 

 make the future as bright as we know we are able, taking a united 

 stand, helping one another, advising one another, and we may be sure 

 that we will see our efforts crowned with success. 



