TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. 283 



The Trade Exhibit. 



The display and demonstration exhibits of tools and sup- 

 pHes for the fruit grower has become a very important fea- 

 ture of all horticultural conventions. They often receive 

 more attention from the visitors than even the exhibits of 

 fruit. By means of them the fruit grower is enabled to 

 study and compare the most up-to-date implements and sup- 

 plies for spraying, cultivating, harvesting, packing, and sell- 

 ing his fruit crops, and the manufacturer and dealer have 

 come to realize that by displaying samples of their goods 

 through these trade exhibits they can not only secure a large 

 amount of business, but also come in touch with a great 

 number of growers who will be future buyers. In short, it 

 is the best medium of advertising for the least cost. 



Year by year the trade exhibit feature of our annual 

 meetings has grown, until in 1912 it reached larger propor- 

 tions than ever. The demand for space on the part of the 

 manufacturers was very great, and the interest shown by all 

 who attended the convention was really remarkable, amount- 

 ing almost to a neglect of the other features of the meeting. 

 The lower rooms in Unity Hall, which were devoted to the 

 exhibits, were divided into spaces of various size and a rea- 

 sonable charge made for the same, with the result that ev- 

 ery inch of available room was occupied, making it evident 

 that in the future larger accommodations will have to be 

 found for this important feature. 



The displays were of a varied character, as the follow- 

 ing partial list of the firms represented will show: 



'Goulds Manufacturing Co., Boston, Massachusetts, 

 Branch, spraying outfits. 



The Sherwin-Williams Co., Newark, New Jersey, 

 insecticides and fungicides. 



Joiix S. TiLLEY , Watervliet, New York, ladders and 

 picking devices. 



