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time to write letters, for only two orders were filled, with 

 one on the waiting list. 



At a meeting at the State House of the Executive Com- 

 mittee of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association with 

 the Orcharding Committee of the Board of Agriculture it 

 was decided to recommend to the Board to issue a circular 

 on "Fruit as Food'' to increase the consumption of fruit b}' 

 calling attention to its uses and giving the Massachusetts 

 season and best canning week. Samples of these circulars 

 were sent to our members and many were distributed with 

 packages of fruit, having been obtained free from the State 

 Board of Agriculture. 



The Liberty Loan Committee asked us to write a letter 

 to our membership, urging all to buy bonds and they paid 

 the expense of issuing the letter. Following the advice of 

 the letter the officers bought a $500 bond for the Perma- 

 nent Fund, leaving some $303 still in the Savings Bank. 



As one of our Vice Presidents was Superintendent of 

 Fruits at the Eastern States Exposition he obtained sanction 

 to enter our Association in the State Competition, with the 

 result of winning the second prize of $50 and the banner 

 hanging over yondei. A balance of $4.04 was also turned 

 in from sales of fruit. Certainly great credit is due Vice 

 President Jenks for his work in rustling up this exhibit. 

 The apples in the exhibit of the State Board of Agriculture 

 were grown l)y one of our members and of course most of the 

 regular entries were from our members. 



The Massachusetts exhi])it at the New England F"uit 

 Show at Boston was entirely grown by our memOers. 'ihe 

 exhibits of New England grown fruit rather opened the 

 eyes of some of our western brothers who were attending 

 the sessions of the American Pomological Society. 



By vote of the executive committee the January conven- 

 tion was combined with the February annual meeting, but 

 making the latter a two day session. This seemed wise as 

 the State Grange and Board of Agriculture had both already 

 met in Worcester and meetings this year are not usually so 



