178 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Pi'esideiit Stevens: 1 will appoint and announce the following com- 

 mittees: 



On Awards- W. C. Reed. 



On Flowers— Mrs. E. J. Howiand, MrS: Sylvester Johnson and Mr. 

 J. C. Grossman. 



On Resolutions— Sylvester Johnson. W. S. Ratliff and H. M. Stout. 

 On Nomenclature— E. Y. Teas and Prof. J. Troop. 



On motion Frof. Tioop's address on "The Seventeen Year Locust" was 

 postponed till this evening and a recess taken till 1:30 o'clock p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



Tuesday, 1:30 p. m. 



President Stevens: Secretary Flick wants to make some announce- 

 ments. 



Secretary Flick: Wo have enrolled sixty-eight members up to this 

 time. If any have come in since the noon recess, please let them enroll, 

 and we invite all who are not members to join our Society. You will 

 receive all the pul)lications free and help to educate our people in fruit 

 growing. The membership fee is one dollar, or fifty cents to members of 

 local societies. 



President Stevens: We will now proceed with the program. The first 

 subject for this afternoon is "Possibilities of Indiana for Apple Growing 

 on a Commercial Scale." The first paper on this subject will be read by 

 Mr. .1. B. Burris, of Cloverdale, Ind. 



POSSIBILITIES OF INDIANA FOR APPLE GROWING ON A 



COMMERCIAL SCALE. 



BY J. B. BURRIS, CLOVERDALE. 



The members of this Society need not be reminded of the fact so often 

 demonstrated that Indiana possesses conditions most favoi-able to com- 

 mercial orcharding. Bvit while such recognized conditions do exist, com- 

 paratively few have taken advantage of the same. It has been a question 

 with the writer why so few carry to a realization these opportunities. 

 Efforts have been made to create an enthusiasm for orchard planting, but 

 with little success. I feel satisfied that no business could be so success- 

 fully exploited in favored districts of our State as apple growing. After 

 noting the gross neglect permitted by the average grower to his orchard. 



