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and could not be too strongly condemned. He said no better apples should be 

 put at the ends than in the middle. A man \vho grows and jvacks much fruit 

 should do it honestly, put his name on the barrels, and thus make a reputation 

 for himself. 



Mr. Sclover said he had not usually packed hi.s a})ples except for his own 

 use, preferring to sell his fruit on the tree. This he should, continue to do 

 whenever he could get a good price until a better system of packing should be 

 adopted. In putting up liis own supply he picked and sorted carefully, carried 

 to tiie cellar in baskets, and put in barrels, leaving the heads out so the mois- 

 ture could escape. His cellar was kept cool and well ventilated, and his fruit 

 always kept well. He never disturbed his apples till lie wanted to use them. 

 His best keepers were the Spy, Greening, and Canada Ked. He thought deal- 

 ers set a bad example in the manner of packing, and would not advise farmers 

 to come to town to see how it was done. 



Mr. L. P. Aldcn said this was a subject he was very much interested in ; it 

 was one he could talk upon with tears in his eyes; it brought up sad recollec- 

 tions. He had dealt in apples a good many years, had bought and sold quite 

 largely. In his early career as a dealer he had been sadly imposed upon when 

 buying apples already packed. He gave quite a humorous account of his ex- 

 perience with a lot of several hundred barrels which he had shipped to Minne- 

 sota. On opening they were found to be a great cheat, the greater part of the 

 interior of the barrels being small, inferior fruit and badly decayed. It required 

 much ingenuity and hard Avork to get rid of them. He finally traded the last 

 of them off for some poor butter. In later years he seldom bought any packed 

 apples except from well known parties. He spoke of several persons whose 

 fruit could always be relied upon as being well and honestly put up, among 

 whom was Mr. Luke Joseph, of Quincy. By exercising unremitting care in 

 packing, the fruit put up by Alden & Co. had acquired quite a reputation and 

 brought a premium in market. He said a very important thing in packing 

 apples was to thoroughly shake them down. They would then need but little 

 pressing. Eespecting the size of barrel, he preferred large ones, as the cartage, 

 freight and commission was no more per barrel and the retail dealers knew the 

 difference between large and small barrels and would pay accordingly. 



According to appointment, Mr. Isaac Grundy read a paper on the propaga- 

 tion of trees and jilants. Mr. G, has much practical experience in this depart- 

 ment and is also a well educated botanist. 



As the constitution of the society provides fur an exhibition of fruits and 

 ilowers at the June meeting, a committee of three was appointed to report a 

 plan of such exhibition at the next meeting. The committee consists of J. H. 

 D. Warren, Mrs. E. G. Fuller, and J. D. W. Fisk, Secretary. 



Corn j)lanting iu this section is [)retty much over with. The crop has been 

 put in good shape as a rule, and about the usual number of acres. Ilather poor 

 reports of the wheat crop are still made, farmers claiming that the insect and 

 winter killing will preclude the possibility of a full crop. 



THE CIRCULATION OF THE SAP. 



A I'Al'Kll liKA]) J5Y 3Ii;S. .1. I». \V. I'lSK. 



•'By iiatiu'c's swift .lud secret working liand 

 The various vefj^etative tribes. 

 Wrapped in a (iliiiy net, clad with leaves. 

 Draw the live ctlier and imbibe the dew; 



