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Also an exhibit of seven plates by E. H. Bancroft & Son, Wyom- 

 ing, Del., among- them being Stark, Tnlpehocken, William's Red, 

 Strawberry, Missonri Pippin, Highfield, Fall Pippin, York Imi)erial 

 Stayman Winesap, Beach, Nero and Paragon. 

 Mr. J. W. Sander, live plates. 



Mr. Wm. H. Rumble, Ringtown, Pa., exhibits five plates fine 

 apples worthy of merit. 



Also one plate English Walnut grown by John G. Rush, West 

 Willow, Pa. 



We would further say that the entire collection is one of the finest 

 if not the finest ever exhibited. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



J. E. JAMISON, 

 J. HIBBERD BARTRAM, 

 A. I. WEIDNER, 

 JOHN G. ENGLE, 



Committee. 



Resolutions commending the work of Prof. Surface, Economic 

 Zoologist, and recommending his re-appointment, were offered by 

 Mr. Woods, of Stroudsburg. 



MR. YOUNGS. — Over there in our corner of the State we know 

 something of the work that Prof. Surface has done, and we know 

 that ho has done it well, and while it is not completely done, I don't 

 think it is well to swap horses while crossing the stream. For that 

 reason, I think the horticultural interests would be best subserved 

 by having him retained in the department which he now represents. 



MR. JAMISON. — I have been in this association for a good many 

 years, and we have had at the head of this department a man who 

 has been in close touch with all that benefits the farmer or horticul- 

 turist. I think we never had a man that deserves as much as Prof. 

 Surface. In all his travels he was always talking to his constituents 

 of Pennsylvania, and I saj^ he has done more good work in that line 

 than an other man we ha^e ever had, and therefore I recommend 

 that we send up from this association a unanimous vote. 



The resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. 



THE PRESIDENT.— If there is no other business, a motion to 

 adjourn will be in order. 



MR. BARTON. — When they were speaking of cold storage it 

 reminded me of an experience I had a few years ago. I had some 

 thirty or forty bushels of pears in a storage plant of my own. I 

 had them in boxes, and put them in very close, and put one box on. 

 top of the other for fear that mice w^ould get in, and I watched them 

 and kept examining them. I had the temperature down to about 

 37 degrees, and one market day I thought the pears were in market- 

 able condition, and taking down the first box, found they were in a 

 very nice condition, and every other box, I threw out to the hogs. 

 The difficulty was that they were put in, in too warm a condition; 

 they were not cooled off, and the boxes fit very closely and tight, and 

 I lost the whole crop of them. 



MR. WOOD. — I suppose the winding up of this meeting will be a 

 kind of experience meeting. I have not been a member very long, 



