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cheaply. I hope to see some of our members try it the coming 

 year. 



As we stated last year, pyretJi rum is still gaining in favor and 

 bids fair to be one of our best helpers in this work. 



Prof. Eiley and other entomologists are making this an especial 

 study and we are fast finding some means of destroying our insect 

 pests. Their work will be of incalculable value to the fruitgrower; 

 yet it is best for each of us make some experiments and tests for 

 ourselves. 



Prof. Forbes, of Illinois, has made this his especial study for 

 years; he is now giving us such information as will be of great 

 value in our horticultural work. 



A FEW NEW IMPLEMENTS. 



I would call the attention of the society to a new card-holder, 

 the work of Charles W. Garfield, of Michigan, wliich seems to be 

 peculiarly adapted to the purpose. I am glad to say, also, that one 

 of our members, J. A. Durkes. of \Yeston, has made the same and 

 thinks we are entitled to the use of it. 



A hand weeder by I. S. Haseltine, of Dorchester, also is 

 peculiarly adapted to weeding out small plants and strawberries. 



An apjjle picker, also, the patent of J. C. Merine, is worth 

 double its price to any one in saving specimens for display or in 

 gathering early apples where they need careful handling. 



A sample of each of the tools is here shown. 



THE SECKETARY's BUDGET. 



The budget is made up of clippings from the best horticultural 

 papers of such items as I thought would be of interest to the people 

 of our state. 



1 liave made use of the New York Tribune, Ainerican Agri- 

 culturalist, Gardner's Monthly Rural New Yorker, Country 

 Gentleman, Prairie Farmer, Colman's Rural World and a few 

 others. 



I have tried to give in each instance, credit to the paper from 

 which the item was taken, and if I have failed it is because the 

 authority was not known. 



This Budget will be the choicest bits of information that can 

 be gathered in a small space. They will be of value for reference 

 also. 



STATISTICS. 



I wish we could have satisfactory statistics of the area of our 

 orchards, of our small fruits, and of vineyards. 



