510 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



DR. FUNK: IMr. Chairman, I wish to say in regard to these 

 York Imperials, that I think they are about as fine a York Imperial 

 as we oflen see; in fact, I think there is no place in the State of 

 Pennsylvania or any other state that produces as fine a York Im- 

 perial as we find in York county and Adams county, the home of 

 that apple; and those people are especially progressive along that 

 line. They are spraying almost to a man, and the result is, they 

 get fine fruit there. The York Imperial is not as good an apple as 

 a great many others, yet you all noticed here this afternoon that 

 everybody wanted apples and they were all distributed, except one 

 lone plate of Ben Davis, and I had to almost insist on the Secre- 

 tary taking one, and then he said, instead of taking them for him- 

 self, he would take them for his wife. 



It was moved and seconded that the report be received and placed 

 on file, which was agreed to. 



MR. HERR: Mr. Chairman, I would call your attention to the fact 

 that the Chairman of the Committee on Apiary is here. He has not 

 been called upon yet. 



The CHAIRMAN: I think that is true; it is my fault. 



MR. WELD: Mr. Chairman, I would like to know if this exhibit 

 of fruit is to be continued from year to year? 



The SECRETARY: It is, until some other action is taken. [ 

 would like to ask the question now, whether it is the sense of this 

 Board that an exhibit should be made at the Spring meeting, if the 

 meeting should be in the Spring, or will you leave it to the judgment 

 of the Secretary, whether preparation shall be made for it. If our 

 meeting should happen to come when there isn't any fruit to dis- 

 play, as it might be, as it was done at West Chester. What do you 

 think about it, Brother Herr? What was in your mind when the 

 motion was made? 



MR. HERR: I do not think we can have a display the last of May 

 that is worthy of any particular notice, unless it be of small fruits. 

 It is a little doubtful whether the strawberry season will then be 

 snfficiently advanced to permit of an exhibit. If they hold it in May 

 it is hardly likely that it will be ready, and I do not think it is 

 worth while to try to make a display at that season of the year. If 

 it is held in October, I think that is an ideal time to bring fruit of all 

 kinds here. 



The SECRETARY: Perhaps it ought to be left to the discretion 

 of the Secretary as to whether an exhibit shall be made. 



MR. HERR: That is the idea, and I will make that as a motion. 



The SECRETARY: I will understand it that way without a 

 motion if that is the idea. 



MR. CLARK: Mr. Chairman, it seems to me that it might be well 

 to add to this exhibit, corn. When we look over the improvements 

 that are going on in other states, the great effort that is being made 

 to increase the growth of corn, I am satisfied that this State can 

 profitably spend some time and some money to try to increase the 

 growth of corn and get the best. It seems to me that it would be 

 a very small matter for each member and some of his friends, to send 



