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MR. SYTAI'f: I move that the Society accept this invitation, and 

 have the next Summer meeting at Omaha. 

 Motion carried unanimously. 



MR. HADKINSON: The idea of this meeting is to meet in Kiver- 

 view or Hanscom Park, and have probably a two days' session. Lunch 

 will be provided at the Park, and a very enjoyable meeting had. We 

 are going to try to get some other associations to meet here at the same 

 time and have a general good time. ' 



The following communication from Hon. E. M. Pollard, Washing- 

 ton, D. C, was read by the Secretary: 



WASHINGTON, D. C, January 12, 1906. 

 Mr. L. M. Russell, Lincoln, Neb. 



My Dear Sir: Your favor of January Sth is received. I wish to 

 thank you most heartily for this list of names which you have sent. It 

 will be just what I will want when I come to mail my farmers' bul- 

 letins on spraying. 



The Secretary of Agriculture has promised to have prepared a 

 special bulletin on the Spraying of Apples, for the benefit of the fruit 

 growers of my district. This bulletin will deal with nothing but the 

 codling moth and the scab fun>gus that have been working such de- 

 struction in the apple orchards. I hope I will be able to arouse the fruit 

 growers of my district to the importance of this question and give them 

 practical information that will enable them to successfully combat 

 these pests. 



I have also been promised that a few demonstrations on spraying 

 to control these pests will be made this coming spring. If the State 

 Horticultural Society, at their mid-winter meeting, can devise some 

 plan by which they can assist in this work, I will be very thankful for 

 such action. 



I regret that it will be impossible for me to be present. I assure 

 you, however, that I will be with you in spirit and that you have my 

 best wishes for a profitable as well as a pleasant meeting. I hope you 

 will express for me to the boys the compliments of the season and my 

 personal regards. Very truly yours, 



ERNEST M. POLLARD. 



MR. SWAN: Our Southwestern Fruit Growers' Association re- 

 ceived a letter from Mr. Pollard, and he said further that he was trying 

 to get an appropriation of $10,000, and that he wanted to get one 

 orchard sprayed in each county in the state. Our Society got up the 

 following resolution, and adopted it unanimously: 



