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feel that I must request of you. I am going to take this 

 office and work for you. I will accept the office with the 

 understanding that this Society must give me its support, for 

 I believe that I will need it greatly. With that understanding, 

 if you are willing to work with me, why, I will accept the 

 office and work with you. I believe at this time that there is 

 a great opportunity for this society. I believe we are just on 

 the threshold of a great opportunity in fruit growing, not 

 only in this state but in other states. One thing that I am 

 proud of is that Connecticut, the way it looks to me, is at the 

 head, and I am in hopes that at the end of the year we will 

 still be at the head in this line of work. I thank you for the 

 honor." (Applause.) 



The next thing, I believe, on the program, is an address 

 by Professor Stevens, of Storrs. Is Air. Stevens in the hall? 

 It gives me great pleasure to introduce Professor Stevens, who 

 will deliver an address on "How to Increase the Profits from 

 Berries and Market Garden Crops." 



How to Increase the Profits from Berries 

 and Market Garden Crops. 



By Alva T. Stevens, Assistant, Horticultural Department, Connecti- 

 cut Agricultural College. 



Ladies and Gentlemen and Fellow-workers of the Pomo- 

 logical Society : It is a pleasure to appear before you this 

 afternoon. This is the largest class I have had this year. 

 Ordinarily my classes number only about forty-four or forty- 

 five, so I will not stop to call the roll. I am afraid that what 

 I shall have to say this afternoon will not be very deeply ap- 

 preciated. Last night when I was over attending the banquet, 

 and again when sitting here to-day and yesterday after the 

 session commenced, I heard bright, witty speakers, the ap- 

 plause on the points which were made, which went to the 

 bottom of this question of fruit growing. I heard one man 



