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ers and others owning land may be induced to set out different 

 varieties where there are not already young trees started to 

 select from, so that in years to come our highways may be made 

 more pleasant for the passer-by. As it is now in many places 

 the bushes and young trees grow close up to the drive-way, 

 which causes the roads to be wet a long time after rains and in 

 the spring and fall, and it seems as if it were almost necessary 

 that a law be passed compelling towns to keep their roadways 

 clear, from line to line, and in doing so have an eye to the future. 

 It may be a little ofif the general line of our subjects, but there 

 is no reason why we may not discuss it, as it will tend to make 

 our towns and home surroundings more inviting to ourselves, 

 our young people and the public generally. We hope at some 

 future meeting to have one or more papers taking up this line 

 of thought. 



A full programme has been provided for this meeting touch- 

 ing upon different subjects, to be followed by discussions. 

 They are all of deep interest to the fruit grower and consumer 

 alike, therefore we will not mention them at this time, but turn 

 to some points that may not be brought up at any other time 

 during the meeting, but are still subjects of interest to all fruit 

 growers. 



Eighteen hundred and ninety-six has passed, and with its 

 passing many changes have taken place, some of which have 

 been in the line of fruit culture. Questions have arisen that 

 were not anticipated one short year ago. Then the cjuestion 

 was what shall we do to prevent the apple scab? and the subject 

 of spraying was the one to receive attention, and there was also 

 its companion, the trypeta pomonella, or apple maggot. Both 

 of these pests, as also the codlin moth, are taking a rest for the 

 present, but we must not for a moment think that either of them 

 has left us. "In time of peace prepare for war." Now is the 

 time for us to prepare to fight the apple scab and to study into 

 the ways of the apple maggot and find a point of attack from 

 which we can hope to carry his little fort. In one of our late 

 papers I saw a prescription or formula entitled "Manure for 

 Orchards," by Andrew H. Ward, and I will insert it here for 

 future reference as in the direction pointed out may be the solu- 

 tionof the little trypeta problem. At least we would like to have 

 our professors at Orono give their opinion in regard to it. 



