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come down to Rhode Island, I can assure brother Hale, who 

 spoke about clams and lobsters, that we still have a few clams 

 left and we will be glad to divide them with you. (Applause.) 



President Rogers : Will Mr. Barton of Xew Jersey 

 please come forward to the stage ? Ladies and gentlemen, 

 we have Mr. Joseph Barton here, vice-president of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society of Xew Jersey, delegate from that state, 

 whom I am going to call on to speak to you at the present 

 time. I have the pleasure of introducing to you Mr. Barton. 



Mr. Barton, of New Jersey : Mr. Chairman, ladies and 

 gentlemen. I bring with me the greetings of the New Jersey 

 Horticultural Society. I have enjoyed being with you yester- 

 day, and so far this morning. You certainly have an ener- 

 getic society up here, and are doing a grand work. The matter 

 of co-operation is certainly very thoroughly set forth here. 

 With us down in New Jersey, we are doing a large co-opera- 

 tive business in the way of selling our products. We have 

 a Farmers' Exchange organized in the Oranges, to dispose of 

 a large part of ovir produce where we are not in close prox- 

 imity to the big markets, and it has worked out very satis- 

 factorily. We feel that in the past two or three seasons we 

 have greatly increased our profits through this method of 

 selling the products of our farms. Now in certain lines, 

 strawberries, peaches, etc., the market is very limited, but it 

 is decidedly greater than the Philadelphia markets will take 

 care of, and then, since the outside shipping in carload lots 

 was forced on us, it has increased our business. If you are 

 up against any such thing in your line of business, I think it 

 will be worth your attention. I have appreciated being with 

 you, and hope some of you will come down and visit us at 

 Trenton next year. We meet in December, but the date is 

 not yet set. I am sure we will have to have delegates sent 

 down from your society. (Applause.) 



President Rogers : We also have with us Mr. Lord 

 from Delaware, Mr. White of Maine, and Mr. Perrv of 



