The Union Winter Meeting. 



INTRODUCTORY. 



In order to extend the influence of the Maine State Pomological 

 Society in the western part of the State the officers of the Society 

 were unanimously in favor ol holding the 1892 winter meeting in 

 York count}'. In due time there came a cordial invitation from Mr.. 

 B. F. Pease, member of the Board of Agriculture, in behalf of the 

 Ossipee Valley Agricultural Society and citizens lo hold the winter 

 meeting in Cornish. Under these circumstances it was a pleasure 

 to accept the invitation, and largely to the cordial co-operation of 

 citizens the Society is indebted for one of its most successful meetings. 



Secretary McKeen of the Board of Agriculture took an active 

 personal interest in shaping the programme and conducting the 

 meeting. The relations existing between the Society and the Board 

 are very cordial. A union of forces adds strength and enables both 

 organizations to do the most efficient work. It is hoped these 

 pleasant relations may continue in the future. 



Under these favorable auspices the winter meeting was held in 

 Smith & Warren's Hall, Cornish, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb- 

 ruary 17th and 18th, 1892. The following programme was announced 

 in due time : 



PROGRAMME. 



Wednesday, A. M. 

 Opening Exercises. Reports of Officers. 



Address of Welcome, George F. Clifford, Esq., Cornish. 



Response, B. Walker McKeen, Secretary State Board of Agriculture. 

 President's Annual Address, Cliarles S. Pope, Manchester. 



AFTERNOON. 



Our Labors and Onr Rewards in Fruit Culture, 



J. W. True, New Gloucester. 

 Fruit Exhibitions, 



D. H. Knowlton, Secretary Maine State Pomological Society 

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