102 State Horticultural Society. 



(c) To advertise the possibilities of the State, the fruit 

 lands, the special locations where people can grow fruit profitably. 

 To this end, the Society has always done much in helping expo- 

 sitions and making fruit shows in all parts of our land. We have 

 probably made more fruit shows in more states and counties 

 than any other state of our Union. These show people where they 

 can make good homes and where they will find live fruit growers. 



(d) To advertise our fruits and bring buyers into our State; 

 to make a good market for what we grow; to find a market for 

 our surplus fruit, and thus secure the best prices. To accomplish 

 this, we have some years sent out thousands of circulars to fruit 

 buyers, telling them where to secure good apples or peaches or 

 herries, until now we have the fruit districts of our State well 

 known all over our land, so that buyers know well where to find 

 fruit. 



(e) To prevent fraud ; to check the sale of new and untried, 

 or old and renamed varieties, or strange and unknown, or unre- 

 liable and unprofitable varieties, at extravagant prices, as is be- 

 ing done by some nurserymen; to prevent the sale of nostrums, 

 "curealls," of patent rights or untried tools ; to stop agents from 

 swindling the people by misrepresenting trees, plants, shrubs, and 

 varieties of fruits, and overcharging for such articles. 



Our work, therefore, is "many-fold," not "one-fold," simply to 

 secure members, although members are most desirable. 



Besides the list of members in our report, we have a list of 

 correspondents and reporters over 2,000 in number, and to them 

 we send all items, and crop statistics, and the State report, just the 

 same as if they paid their membership. They are among our best 

 helpers in all our enterprises. 



Our Society pays the expenses of those living outside the 

 State whenever it is found necessary to do so, and it also pays 

 some of the helpers, who fix the hall, decorate the place, or take 

 their time in collecting and exhibiting fruit. Any person who has 

 done any of this knows how much time and labor it takes and how 

 just it is to pay for such services.. Some of the State Societies, 

 notably Wisconsin, pay the expenses of every member or person 

 who has part on the program, and we hope the time will come when 

 we can do the same and pay not only all who live outside, but also 

 those within the State who are on our program. We believe that if 

 our fruit growers give their time and experience free, they should 

 be paid at least their expenses in attending these meetings. 



