TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. 



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The dry season, especially in the early part of the season, 

 and then the excessive rain which we had undoubtedly had 

 something to do witli it. T find more scald down in that part 

 of the state. 



Mr. Ells\\'orth : A number of years ago I was told 

 by a gentleman down in Providence, Rhode Island, that 

 Greenings should be picked in September. I followed that 

 in picking from my trees of that variety and I have never 

 had such good ones before or since. 



The Vice-President : I think it is a fact that Green- 

 ings are sometimes left too long on the tree. Greenings 

 should be picked before r)aldwins, or some of the other vari- 

 eties. 



Now is there anything further to bring up at this time? 



Secretary Mile.s : I would like to announce that Mr. 

 Castner has been brought on here at considerable expense by 

 this Society from Hood River, Oregon, that famous apple 

 region that we have all heard so much about, and he is giv- 

 ing a demonstration of apple packing down in the hall below. 

 We want to work him for all he is worth. At one 

 o'clock he is going to start on a further demonstration in 

 packing. 



The A'ice-Presidext : The meeting will be continued 

 in this hall at half-past one, and at that time the apple-pack- 

 ing demonstration will cease. We would like to have ev- 

 erybody here at half-past one this afternoon. 



At twelve-thirty the meeting adjourned until the af- 

 ternoon session. 



