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consider himself as a membership committee and strive to 

 bring at least one new member into the Society the coming 

 year. A word from you to some neighbor or friend who is 

 interested in fruits will bring greater results than all the 

 work of the Secretary's office or any special committee. One 

 thousand members is not too high an aim to set, and if each 

 will do his part this can be quickly accomplished. Friends, 

 let our watchword be "Keep up your own membership and se- 

 cure one new member every year." 



This is important if we would have the Society reach its 

 highest usefulness. 



Included in the total membership above mentioned we 

 have 18 life members. This number should be largely in- 

 creased and the older fruit growers, especially, should look 

 upon it as a privilege and a duty to become life members of 

 the organization, and thus feel assured that when their life's 

 work is done, their influence and support of the Society and 

 its work is perpetuated. May we not enroll 100 life mem- 

 bers before the close of another year? 



Our Finances. 



From February 1st. 1909, to February 1st, 1910, I have 

 received and paid over to the Treasurer : 



From Annual Membership Fees $518.00 



From Life Membership Fees 60.00 



From Sales of Fruit at Exhibitions 20.10 



Total $598.10 



I have drawn orders for the payment of bills amounting 

 to $2,435.79. 



These expenditures are classified under the following 

 heads : 



Annual Meeting of 1909 $593.43 



Annual Report 494.60 



