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•societies be held. Then they could go back to their own so- 

 -cieties and tell what they had learned by consultation. I 

 hope at this meeting that something of this kind may be 

 •done. I assume in that each society would be willing to meet 

 the expenses of the delegates. In my own society we have 

 not much money to work with but I think our society would 

 consent to pay the expenses of one delegate every year. ^. 



"We want each society in New England to be invited 

 to send at least one delegate annually to a meeting for the 

 discussion of matters of common interest to fruit growers' 

 •and then present to their respective societies the different 

 conclusions they may reach." 



Among others who discussed the subject were T. L. Kin- 

 ney, and William Stewart of Vermont; President J. H.;- Put- 

 nam of the Connecticut Pomological Society ;^.E?>Mayoj!- 

 Blodgett and John W. Clark. 



It was voted that a committee be appointed by the 

 •chair to write our state coiigressman, urging reciprocal ar- 

 rangements with the German Government, whereby our 

 fruit may be received in the German markets with only a 

 nominal tax. 



The following resolution was then adopted. Resolved, 

 That this Fruit Growers' Association hereby invites all 

 fruit growers' association of New England to unite with it 

 in sending a representative to other like associations once 

 a year for conference and discussion of all problems vital 

 to the industry and for bringing about more uniform condi- 

 tions in growing, spraying, cultivating, and selection of 

 varieties as well as such action as may be deemed best to 

 insure more uniform sorting, packing and branding fruits 

 for market. 



Upon motion of Ethan Brooks a vote of thanks was ex- 

 tended to the Worcester County Horticultural Society for its 

 valuable assistance, to the delegates from other states who 

 Tiad been with us and to the officers of the Association. 



The meeting then adjourned. 



The afternoon session was a joint meeting with the 

 Worcester Society. State Forester F. William Rane spoke 

 on "Horticulture in Rural Economies" and the proceedings 

 were printed in that Society's report. 



