148 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



of the farmers' institute worl^, and out of it lias come this resolution 

 which I will read: 



Mr. Pollard reads as follows: 



REPORT OF PUBLICITY COMMITTEE. 



"Realizing the importance of the fruit industry in the state of Ne- 

 braska, and believing that the best development of this industry demands 

 field demonstration work, and the presentation of the subject by trained 

 men at farmers' institutes, short courses, and special meetings, be it 



Resolved, that we respectfully request the appointment of a man by 

 the Regents of the University of Nebraska to devote his entire time to 

 cooperative work under the direction of the Department of Horticulture 

 of the University of Nebraska, and to the presentation of horticultural 

 topics at agricultural extension meetings, under the direction of the De- 

 partment of Agricultural Extension of the University of Nebraska. 



(Signed) "E. M. POLLARD, 

 "C. H. BARNARD, 

 "G. A. MARSHALL, 

 "Committee." 



Member: I move the adoption of these resolutions as read. 



Seconded. Carried. 



Mr. Pollard: At the meeting last night I was sorry we were unable 

 to get in communication with Mr. Barnard, but two of the members met 

 with the board. But this was the concensus of the opinion of the two 

 members of the committee that were present with the board. When it 

 came to the question of publicity and the introduction of our Nebraska 

 fruits into the Nebraska markets, and preventing the shipping in here ot 

 Colorado, Washington, and eastern fruits, we thought that the first and 

 the best thing to do was to get our own fruits in condition. We were of 

 the opinion that the way to begin on this matter was to begin at the 

 ground and prevail on the men who have the smaller orchards which 

 constitute the acreage that puts on the market the bulk of the fruit of 

 Nebraska. The commercial orchards on a large scale, that are operated 

 by a few men, do not begin to produce the bulk of the fruit. Our idea 

 was to get at those orchards and cultivate them and spray them and 

 prune them, and then we are in a position to go to the people of Nebraska 

 and say, when this fruit goes on the market, "Here, this is Nebraska fruit, 

 and it is grown in this state, and can not be excelled in any other country 

 in the world." 



Now, we can do as they are doing, and we have the facilities and so 

 forth, and the plan that was adopted last night, in view of the lateness 

 of the season, and the short time between now and the time necessary 

 to begin this work, we thought of beginning with meetings where we 

 produce, and get at the people of the state in Washington, Cass, and 

 Nemaha counties. We thought that the department should pay the ex- 



