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sailed and its repeal requested of the legislature. 

 In the realm of national affairs, the Great Lakes-St. 

 Lawrence deep waterway was indorsed, an em- 

 bargo on wool, woolens, sheep products and beans 

 was requested, the "full enforcement'' of the national 

 prohibition law was demanded, a tariff was requested, 

 "which shall protect the American farmer on cattle, 

 wheat, beans and milk, in competition with cheap 

 labor in other countries"; and Congress was asked 

 to stiffen the requirements for the admission of im- 

 migrants to the United States. The outlawry of the 

 "insidious practice" of speculating in farm products 

 on the board of trade was demanded of Congress. 



A statute of 1871 provided that any five or more 

 persons associated together to promote the interests 

 of pomology^, horticulture, agriculture and kindred 

 arts and sciences, may incorporate as a local or state 

 organization. The Michigan State Horticultural So- 

 ciety was organized in 1870, whose declared object 

 is "to encourage among the people a greater love for 

 choice fruit products; to awaken a larger interest in 

 Michigan's horticultural possibilities, and to offer 

 practical suggestions along modern cultural and 

 marketing methods." The membership reported in 

 June, 1921, is about 675. Its work is purely educa- 

 tional and aims at relating science to horticulture 

 with a view to "bring the grower and his needs and 

 the scientists with their research work together for 

 the development of the horticultural interests and 

 meet the needs of the growers in solving the problems 

 and raising the standards of the horticultural prod- 



