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collected mostly in Penobscot and Franklin counties. The exhibit 

 was said to be the finest in the hall, but as there was no premium 

 for best collection of apples alone, it was necessary to enter for 

 premiums in the general collection, which included pears also. In 

 this class they were awarded second premium, $30. Ten single 

 plates were entered, and seven of them won first premium, two, 

 second premium, and the other, third premium. From this it will 

 be seen that the collection was a choice one, and we have reason to 

 be proud of the result. Our object in exhibiting the apples was not 

 to secure premiums, but to show that Maine can grow as fine fruit 

 as any other section. [See report of Bay State Exhibition by H. W. 

 Brown.] 



Early in the spring, the following letter was received from the 

 officers of the Experiment Station at Orono : 



OrONO, Me., March 26, 1889. 

 To D. H. KnowUo)i, Esq., Farmington, Me. : 



Dear Sir : Your attention is respectfully called to a vote lately passed 

 by the Trustees of the college, a copy of which is herewith enclosed. It 

 remains with you to take such steps as are necessary to carry this action 

 into effect, so far as it relates to the Pomological Society. The under- 

 standing is, that the expenses of the advisory members of the council, 

 necessary to their attendance upon the meetings of tlie council, shall be 

 paid from Station funds. You are also notified that a meeting of the 

 Station council will be held at the college, April 5th, 1889, at 9 



o'clock A. M. 



Very respectfully, 



M. C. Fernald, Fres't Station Council. 



W. H. Jordan, Director Station. 



Enclosed was the following vote : 



At a legal meeting of the Trustees of the Maine State College of 

 Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, held at the College at Orono, 

 Penobscot county, State of Maine, this day, a vote, of which the 

 following is a true copy, was passed by said Trustees, viz. : 



Voted, That the Trustees invite the State Board of Agriculture, 

 the State Grange and the State Pomological Society, each to furnish 

 one representative as an advisory member of the council of the 

 Experiment Station, and that such a representation of said bodies 

 constitute an advisory board of said council, when so elected, and 

 the Trustees of this college duly notified of the same. 



Attest: William T. Haines, Clerk. 



