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accepted or rejected by the board. That has been the usual custom. 

 And this committee has its appointed representative, appointed with the 

 understanding, and they report to the board, and that report must be 

 made not later than the meeting of the board on June 1st, at which time 

 the board checks up the secretary. 



The Chairman: You have heard the motion for a committee on the 

 revision of the premium list. All in favor say aye. 



Carried. 



The Chairman: I will announce the committee later. 



Mr. Benz: I would like a little information in regard to the announce- 

 ment that the secretary made in regard to these institutes. Are they 

 conducted on the same line that the regular farmers' institutes are 

 conducted? 



The Secretary: Something similar. In one or two points last year, 

 we had some demonstration work. I believe at Peru a demonstration was 

 had in pruning, and also in packing apples. Now the main thing we 

 thought best to take up this year in this section would be spraying, culti- 

 vating, and pruning, and possibly something along the line of organiza- 

 tion of the fruit growers. We can not put on very many of those, because 

 our funds are limited. You know that the eastern part of the state is 

 developing very fast in commercial apple growing, and we want to help 

 those people. There are a great many apple orchards down there that 

 do not have the care they should have. 



Mr. Benz: I notice that the western part of the state is not repre- 

 sented in this matter. I would suggest that in the farmers' institutes 

 that a competent horticulturist be put on the work. In the farmers' insti- 

 tutes which we have in the western part of the state we have no repre- 

 sentative of the horticultural society, or any tree talk of any sort. If 

 there is any place in this state we need information and help it is in the 

 western part of the state. I live in the North Platte valley country, in 

 Garden county, the youngest county in the state, and a part of what was 

 formerly Deuel; about one hundred miles from the west line of the state 

 and about forty miles from the Colorado line. We grow some fruit there 

 and a very few of the people know anything about it, and most of them 

 are of the opinion that we can not grow fruit successfully in our country. 

 Notwithstanding the fact that we have an orchard located in our county, 

 one that is very productive, but unfortunately the orchardist is not very 

 well informed along horticultural lines, except as he has proven out on 

 his place. Now, we need this instruction, and if it would be possible to 

 get a horticulturist on the board it would do a good deal of good. 



Mr. Pollard: It seems to me if the gentleman would call on Professor 

 Pugsley, who has charge of these farmers' institutes, and lay this matter 

 before him, he might be able to give him relief. The gentleman under- 

 stands no doubt that this society does not conduct any institutes except 

 experimental work, which we started out on last year. I think all you 

 would have to do would be to made a request of this kind. 



Mr. Benz: Don't you think that it would be better for this society to 

 go on record as favoring such a man? 



