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raising berries for my own amusement. (Laughter and ap- 
plause.) I have issued a little pamphlet on the growing of 
small fruits that includes a description of this farmer’s quarter- 
acre garden. I will be very happy to send this report to any 
member of this society, free of charge, on receipt of his ad- 
dress. There is one more thing I wish to say. As president 
of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, I extend you a cordial 
invitation to visit us at Madison. We should cultivate those 
fraternal feelings more and more, for our interests are almost 
identical. I have attended your meetings and have enjoyed 
them very much, and I want you to come and visit us. (Ap- 
plause. ) 
Mr. Gould: I move that we tender Mr. Thayer a vote of 
‘thanks for his liberal offer to donate to any member of this 
society that report which he referred to. I know that it must 
‘be valuable. f 
Mr. Harris: I second that motion, and would amend it in 
this way; that the society adopt it by a rising vote. 
The motion was duly carried, and Mr. Thayer was tendered 
a rising. vote of thanks. 
Mr. Sampson: I do not want the society to lose the benefit 
of Mr. Thayer’s address. Uis talk has brought the thought 
into my mind that the additional fees collected by the organ- 
izer would in all probability pay the costs of the organization. 
I think that we can put an organizer in the field and will make 
the motion that a committee of three be appointed to select an 
enterprising organizer who understands the business, and who 
will push the work. The organizer would organize these local 
societies, and the members of the local societies would become 
members of the central society. 
Mr. Thayer: We are limited very much in our appropria- 
tion in Wisconsin, and so we have not been able to place an in- 
dependent organizer in the field. We have therefore worked 
to a great extent, in connection with the farmer’s institutes, 
where we have been granted a portion of the time. You could 
organize a society in that way with very little expense. 
Mr. Wilcox: How many local societies have you? 
Mr. Thayer: Sixteen. They send representatives and 
report to our main society each year, and it is customary for 
us to pay the expense of the delegate provided they give us a 
paper on some topic. 
Mr. Gould: I move that this matter be referred to the ex- 
ecutive committee for final disposition. 
