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to supply such speakers — men who have a practical knowl- 

 edge of fruit culture and are capable of instructing others 

 in up-to-date methods. While this is a good form of insti- 

 tute work, especially where the grange meeting is thrown 

 open to the public, as the Advisory Board now requires, yet 

 it can hardly take the place of the regular day institute 

 meeting with its full program of addresses and discussions 

 and ample time and opportunity to reach and benefit the 

 largest number of people. 



The fact is, our state has been pretty thoroughly cov- 

 ered and organized in the line of institutes during the past 

 few years, and some changes in plans and methods seems 

 inevitable. As the granges multiply, some form of insti- 

 tute work is carried into practically every section of the 

 state, and great good to the farmers is being accomplished. 

 It now remains for those organizations which have been 

 engaged in the work to agree upon a plan of closer co- 

 operation and more efficient management under one cen- 

 tral head, thus eliminating the chances for waste of labor 

 and funds and the duplication of work that is so likely to 

 occur when several distinct organizations are engaged in 

 institute work. 



As a means of arousing interest, especially in institutes 

 devoted to the promotion of the fruit growing interests, 

 the Society issued the following circular early in the win- 

 ter of 1909-10 : 



HOW ABOUT A FARMERS' INSTITUTE IN YOUR TOWN 

 THIS WINTER? 



The Pomological Society in co-operation with some of the other 

 state agricultural organizations is prepared to arrange for and carry 

 out institute meetings in any part of the state. An invitation from 

 the grange, or other local organization, or from interested citizens, 

 signifying a desire for such a meeting, is all that is necessary to afford 

 your comrnunity one of these very popular and helpful gatherings. 



While speakers may be secured to discuss such subjects as Dairy- 

 ing, Poultry Keeping, Fruit Culture, P'orestry, Bees, Sheep, General 

 Farming and Home Improvement, it is, however, urged that the im- 



