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Mk. Snodgrass: If a man is going to set out a dozen trees, 

 he ought to go to some home nursery and get the trees himself. 

 I am very particular about the kind of trees I plant out. When 

 I am going to set out a bunch of trees, I want to go to the nur- 

 sery and get the trees myself. I want to select the trees. 

 Wlien I get a tree in good condition, properly taken up and with 

 a good root system, I will take care of the balance of it. 



Mr. Grimstead: Down in the south-eastern part of the 

 state a traveling nursery agent has pretty lean picking with the 

 tree jilanters. We have never had to complain of our home 

 nurseries yet. If I was ever swindled by a home nurseryman, 

 I have never known it. We have done some business with the 

 traveling nursery agent, but the trees they sold have never 

 borne any fruit yet. 



Mr". Hale :. Nevertheless, the people generally buy of agents, 

 and I understand the nurserymen sell to the agents. So the 

 agent can put in one variety or another, just as he pleases. I 

 am sure we are handicapped along that line. We cannot always 

 depend upon our nurserymen unless we can go direct to the 

 nursery and get the trees ourselves. 



Mr. Isaac Pollard: It seems to me that that ought to be 

 one of the duties of this society, to disseminate the knowledge 

 that local nurseries are all right. We ought to stand up for 

 them and support them. We have something like twenty 

 thousand fruit trees at home, and have never bought of fruit 

 agents and have never had any trouble with our trees. We have 

 always sent direct to the nursery and have never had any 

 trouble in getting what we want. If a man wants to plant trees, 

 he will do better to send direct to some local nursery or go him- 

 self. Don't depend upon an agent if you want to get good trees. 

 Deal direct with the nurseryman who has a reputation, and 

 you will get what you want and be treated fairly too. 



Mr. a. J. Brown: This society in its wisdom yesterday ap- 

 pointed a committee to look after the fruit interests of the state 

 in connection with railroad freight rates. Now this committee 

 is bound to be put to some expense, and the society should pro- 



