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was vice-president from 1896-1903 — A pioneer in advocating 

 the establishing of a state experiment station and for ten 

 years a trustee of the Mass. Agricultural College, he was a 

 charter member and trustee of the New England Agri- 

 cultural Society for forty-two years and was president of 

 the Essex County Agricultural Society sixteen years, past- 

 master of the Mass. State Grange and a member of the Mass. 

 Fruit Growers' Association from its organization. His cour- 

 teous manners and genial spirit attracted all who came in 

 contact with him. 



The Resolutions were adopted and then the President 

 introduced, Prof. John Craig, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. 

 Y., who spoke on 



IS LEGISLATION NEEDED FOR GRADING AND MARE. 

 ING OUR FRUIT? 



"I esteem it a special privilege to appear again before 

 this body of fruit-growing men. 



"I have been impressed during the last few minutes as 

 I have heard the resolutions just read. I want to say a word 

 on that subject. We have noted the passing away of many 

 eminent men. The last time I was here I happened to speak 

 about the large number of mature men and men of middle 

 age who were in attendance. Now if the fruit growing in- 

 stitutes and conventions are to prosper, we must have young 

 men to take the places of those who are passing away and it 

 seems to me a work that this society might interest itself in, 

 the work of getting young men interested in fruit growing, 

 m.en who are going to take up practical scientific work f^nd 

 carry it on. ' ' 



froi. Craig advocated co-operation on the pait of fiuit 

 growers of the state and country at large, bringing before 

 the convention the big success which has been achieved by 

 combined effort in the West. Through a uniform grading 

 and packing the fruit bearing association labels has become 

 recognized as strictly what it is sold for, and through con- 

 certed action these co-operating farmers have been able to 

 control the market and demand good prices for good prod- 

 ucts. 



Regarding legislation, Prof. Craig cited the Canadian 

 "fruit mark" act of 1901, which specifies the grades into 

 which fruit shall be separated and specifies the label which 



