20 state; pomological society. 



Auburn, November lo, 1903. 



Appointed the following judges : 



On Apples, single plates — Prof. S. T. jMaynard. 



On Collections — Abel F. Stevens. 



On Pears — Chas. S. Pope. 



On Canned Goods, Etc.— Mrs. V. P. DeCoster. 



The secretary was invited to respond to the address of 

 welcome. 



In accordance with the vote passed by the committee January 

 27, 1903, the treasurer had 150 copies of transactions for the 

 years 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902 bound in cloth. 



The secretary in accordance with vote passed at same meeting 

 sent a copy of vote relating to the appropriation for a new agri- 

 cultural building to our members of Congress. 



A bill was drawn up by the president and secretary to provide 

 for the protection of the State against the introduction of 

 infected and diseased nursery stock. It was afterwards pre- 

 sented to the legislature, President Gilbert and Dr. Geo. M. 

 Twitchell appearing before the committee to whom it was 

 referred, and the legislature passed the same. This law was 

 published in the secretary's portfolio of last year's transactions. 



President Gilbert visited New Gloucester, and had whatever 

 of the exhibition paraphernalia he considered of any value to the 

 society forwarded to R. H. Libby, Newport, for storage. 



Other doings of the executive committee are referred to in the 

 secretary's annual report, contained in this volume, and the 

 transactions of the society. 



PUBLIC MEETINGS. 



The spring meeting of the society was held in Cornish, March 

 18, 1903. The morning session was devoted to the assignment 

 of fruit and a short talk on the "Varieties to Plant," by Presi- 

 dent Gilbert. The program for the afternoon session consisted 

 of short talks, Fertilizing the Orchard, V. P. DeCoster; What 

 the Market Calls For, C. A. Arnold ; Small Fruits for the Home, 

 Chas. S. Pope ; Small Fruits for the Market. R. H. Libbey, and a 

 closing paper by Prof. F. W. Rane of Durham, N. H., on Defi- 

 niteness in Horticulture. The evening session the exercises 



