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after them at $3 and upward a barrel before they were placed 

 in storage. I claim it a safe conclusion and believe that events 

 prove that there will always be a paying demand for all the fruit 

 we may grow, save alone the rare occurrence of a full crop in 

 all the fruit growing sections of the country the same year. This 

 may not again occur in a generation, and is too remote a factor 

 to stand in the way for a moment of a still further extension of 

 the business. 



There are many other matters connected with the business of 

 fruit growing that may well receive the attention of our society. 

 Our method of disposing of the products of the orchard is with- 

 out system, order or sense. Cold storage is a matter with which 

 we shall soon be under the necessity of grappling if that time 

 is not already at hand. But it is not my purpose to confuse by 

 rehearsing a multiplicity of duties. Enough has been presented 

 in that direction. 



In closing there is one other matter I wish to call attention to, 

 and that is our exhibitions. They must be made attractive. 

 Neatness and order should everywhere abound. We must not 

 become fossilized in forms and methods. The art of showing 

 must be studied by those in charge. The work of other societies 

 conducting similar work should be visited with a view of catch- 

 ing up new ideas. Progress is ever onward. Classification 

 must be modified to meet new demands. There never is a place 

 to stop and stand inactive. 



Fellow members, we have everything to encourage us in our 

 work. We have thrown off the necessity of an admission fee 

 at our doors, which so long has stood in the way of a general 

 attendance on our exhibitions. Nor is it longer necessary to join 

 with any other organization to brace us up in our efforts. Our 

 annual proceedings are a record of faithful and efficient effort 

 that we may look back upon with satisfaction and with pride. 

 Let us in our further labors strive to emulate the example thus 

 set before us by those earlier workers. 



