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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-TREASURER 

 OF THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE OF HAWAII. 



Mr. President and Members of the Farmers' Institute of the 

 Territory of Hawaii : 



With this annual meeting of the Farmers' Institute we com- 

 plete the fifth year since its organization in January, 1902. 



Since the last annual meeting, held at Kamehameha Schools^ 

 February 3, 1906, a regular quarterly meeting was held at the 

 library of the Territorial Board of Agriculture on May 12, and 

 a second regular meeting was held on September 29 at the 

 same place. 



The first meeting was given over entirely to the subject ci 

 cooperative marketing of Hawaiian agricultural products, 

 under the following program : 



1. Report of the Committee on Cooperative Marketing. 



2. 'The Necessity of Growing New Fruits in Hawaii," by 

 Mr. William Weinrich, Jr. 



3. "Some Advantages of Cooperative Marketing," by ]\Ir. 

 John E'mmeluth. 



President Jared G. Smith opened the meeting with an in- 

 troduction showing the great benefits derived from coopera- 

 tion elsewhere. 



Interesting discussions followed the report of the Commit- 

 tee on Cooperative Marketing and the reading of Mr. Emme- 

 luth's paper. General interest was evinced in the subject, and 

 it is hoped good results will follow. 



The September meeting was devoted to "Hawaiian Fruits 

 and Their Culture." This neglected phase of our agricultural 

 resources is so fruitful of development that our Institute may 

 well give the subject increasing attention. 



The program was as follows : 



1. ''Fruit Culture as an Industry in Hawaii". 



President Jared G. Smith 



2. "Hawaiian Fruits" Dr. William T. Brigham 



3. "Tropical Fruits as Food" Dr. Edmund C. Shorey 



4. "Horticultural Insect Enemies" (Exhibition of Speci- 



mens) Mr. D. L. Van Dine 



This meeting brought out a large attendance and much in- 

 terest was shown in the subjects presented. A profitable dis- 

 cussion followed. 



In November the Hawaiian Poultry Association invited the 

 Farmers' Institute to make an agricultural exhibit in coopera- 

 tion wnth their Second Annual Poultry Exhibition. Although 

 the time available to plan such an exhibition was short, and 



