Twenty-First Annual Convention 



OF THE 



Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association Inc. 



Horticultural Hall, Worcester, Mass. 

 January 13 and 14, 1915. 



First Day, Wednesday, January 13, 1915. 



MORNING SESSION 

 President F. C. Sears presiding. 



Meeting called to order at 10.40 a. m., by the Pi'esident. 



THE PRESIDEENT: Fellow members of the Massa- 

 chusetts Fruit Growers' Association : It is regretable that we 

 haven't a larger audience, but, on the other hand, we are 

 very glad to see so many of you here, and we think that we 

 can always feel that at a time like this, with a storm raging, 

 that people who do come out are really interested. I feel 

 something like the old preacher did. They were taking up 

 a special collection for the church debt. It had been very 

 freely advertised, and they tried to get out a big attendance, 

 and when the day came they struck just such weather as to- 

 day, and one of the deacons went to the preacher and said. 

 "Don't you think, Brother, we had better delay the meeting 

 until some other time, it is such a snowy day?" and he said, 

 "Oh, no. We have got the cream and we had better 

 churn." So that is the way we feel this morning. 



I believe we are going to give you one of the best pro- 



