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in our association and discuss the best meLhods of treating diseases 

 and insect pests. We have to make a fight against the same kind 

 of enemies that you have to make here, and sometimes we go away 

 with not a very clear idea of how we shall proceed, and we often 

 have to put into practice ideas and methods of our own. I do not 

 feel like consuming any of your valuable time. I am sure I am very 

 much pleased to have the privilege of being with you for a few 

 moments today. I learned that you were in session, and I concluded 

 to drop in for a little while on my way home from New York city. 

 I had much pleasure in meeting Prof. Green in our valley last sum- 

 mer and in going out with him and looking at some of our orchards. 

 He was kind enough to meet with our local fruit growers' assocation, 

 and we were especially pleased to have bim talk to us during the 

 evening he spent there. I thank you for your kind attention. 

 (Applause.) 



The President : I wish to say to these visiting delegates and the 

 visitors from other states and societies that we are more than pleased 

 to have you with us, and we hope and urge you to take part in our, 

 program to the extent of a full and free discussion. 



The President: We will now take up the regular program 

 where we left off, and the next two topics have reference to spray- 

 ing. I will first call upon Mr. Rowell, of Excelsior, for his ex- 

 perience. 



The subject of the paper by Mr. H. H. S. Rowell, of Excelsior, 

 is, "My Experience in Spraying the Orchard." (See index.) 

 Discussion. 



Mr. Dewain Cook : We are under considerable obligations to 

 Prof. Washburn for getting up his models and reading his paper, 

 and I want to move a vote of thanks for what he has done for us 

 in this direction. 



The motion was duly seconded and, being put to a vote, pre- 

 vailed unanimously. 



The President : Perhaps it would be well to have the next paper 

 immediately follow this one by Mr. Rowell, and as it is the con- 

 cluding paper of the afternoon we can devote our time to the dis- 

 cussion of both of them. The last paper treats of dust spraying, and 

 as the author is not here the paper will be read by Prof. Green. 



A paper upon "Dust Spraying," by Mr. G. C. Johnson, of Kansas 

 City, Mo., was then read by Prof. Green. (See index.) 

 Discussion. 



The President: Before we proceed further I wish to announce 

 the following committees : 



Awards on seedling apples, Prof. S. E. Green ; flowers, A. G. 

 Long ; grapes, R. L. Jewett ; cold storage apples, J. P. Andrews ; 

 apples not in cold storage, Dewain Cook ; pecks of apples, Chas. F. 

 Gardner ; collections of apples, A. J- Philips ; obituary, O. F. Brand, 

 J. R. Cummins and O. M. Lord ; final resolutions, T. T. Bacheller, 

 Preston McCulley and J. A. Howard ; president's address, L. R. 

 Mover, A. A. Bost and W. S. Higbie. 



On motion of Mr. Taylor the meeting adjourned. 



