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i\ man producing fruit of an inferior quality is going to run 

 against a snag within a comparatively short time; and it is 

 up to us as a Fruit Growers Association to put some effort 

 into better production and a better quality of goods from 

 •our orchards. 



I hope that any of you who were taken with those re- 

 marks about troubles out there, you wion't take them so 

 ;seriously that you will allow your orchards to go on and 

 keep on raising the same inferior fruit that you know is 

 raised around New England. New England is the best 

 country that I have heard about raising fruit and we have 

 the best markets here that I have heard about and I do not 

 see why we cannot raise the best fruit. 



Professor Sears has been away twice on these trips now 

 and he has come back twice saying he was very well satis- 

 fied with New England and what New England is doing and 

 twice out of three times generally goes. Professors Sears. 

 1 think that is very true. 



Now, before we go any further, before I forget this, 

 the question was sent in from a man who evidently could not 

 be here: It says, "If this reaches Springfield in season I 

 Avould like the question asked if any member has had any 

 successful experience in keeping partridge from budding 

 trees?" If anybody here has had Jiny experience or has 

 controlled this trouble, why we would be glad to hear it. 



A ME]\IBER: I would like to ask if that can be post- 

 ]>oned until the evening session. 



THE CHAIRMAN : I thought I would like to ask it 

 here, thought that somebody who would not be here this 

 evening might have something to say on it. I will bring it 

 up again this evening. I would like to say here further 

 about the two meetings that are coming, the one this even- 

 ing bids fair to be a very lively one and it is going to l)e one 

 tliat the members from the IMassachusetts Association will 

 take part in and give their experiences and give a good 

 chance for discussion about things that have been going on 

 <VA Massachusetts in a practical way. Now, is anybody 



