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at the \ew l{noland l""ruit Show. At the ijrcvious legisla- 

 ture our Society's ap])ropriati()n was made an annual affair, 

 so we do not have to appear before the le.e^islature and ask 

 for our annual appropriation. It is made now as a reg-ular ap- 

 propriation. \\"e appeared before tlie appropriations com- 

 mittee a couple of times and secured an appropriation of 

 $1,000 for the New England Fruit Show. Otherwise the 

 committee have done no other work. That is all I have to 

 report. 



A M|':mi'.er: Move that the report be accepted and placed 

 on file. 



Motion seconded and passed. 



Presil>ext Roger.s: Next I will call on the Exhibitions 

 Committee, Mr. L. C. Root of Farmins?ton, Chairman. 



Report of Exhibition Committee. 



1911 has truly been a banner year for fruit exhibitions 

 by this Society. Starting with the annual meeting- in Febru- 

 ary, the exhibition by the Society was extremely satisfactory. 

 This exhibit was confined to niembers growing fruit within 

 the state and they saved some very choice fruit for this occa- 

 sion. When our members do this, we need have no fear for 

 the credit of the state, so far as fruit exhibitions go. The 

 classes of this exhibition, open to all New England, were well 

 filled, and the large number of market packages of fine fruit 

 exhibited by Mr. George A. Drew, Alessrs. Hale and Coleman, 

 and the large number of smaller, exhibits shows us that this 

 New England department of our mid-winter show might add 

 greatly to the interest and instructiveness of our annual meet- 

 ing. We must not forget to give the highest praise to Messrs. 

 Barnes Brothers for their exhibition of the large quantity of 

 Baldwin apples ; although not entered for competition they 

 were very fine and called forth many complimentary remarks. 



