Business Transactions. 



April 11, 1889. Meeting of the Executive Committee held in 

 Lewiston. 



The President announced that our Society had been invited by the 

 Trustees of the State College to elect a member of the Council of 

 the Agricultural Experiment Station, and that in conforrait}' with 

 the invitation he had appointed D. H. Knowlton as the representative 

 of [the ',Pomological Society for one year. The appointment was 

 confirmed. 



The Committee were invited to meet with the Trustees of the 

 Maine [State Agricultural Society who were then in session, and 

 arrange terms, &c., for the next annual fair. At this conference it 

 was mutually agreed between the Trustees of the State Agricultural 

 Society and the Executive Committee of the Maine State Pomo- 

 logical^ Society, that our annual exhibition be held with them 

 September 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th. The terms agreed upon were 

 the same as last year — our Society to receive from them the sum of 

 five hundred dollars. At this meeting the Committee revised the 

 Premium List, and the following assignments were made: 



Collective exhibitions, general and county, L. H. Blossom. 



Single varieties of apples, etc., Henry W. Brown. 



Grapes, pears, plums and miscellaneous articles. J. W. True. 

 . Flowers, plants, etc., Chas. S. Pope. 



Voted, To hold a public meeting second evening of the fair. 



August 5th. The Executive Committee met at the Revere House, 

 Auburn, where the Trustees of the State Agricultural Societ}' were 

 in session. 



Arrangements were made for the annual exhibition. The Trus- 

 tees agic:ed to give our Society the entire third floor for the pomo- 

 logicai display. 



The Secretary was instructed to employ a speaker for the evening 

 meeting during the fair. 



