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Q. Does it make any difference about the fruit the next 

 year if it is thinned? 



A. Yes, but you cannot get Baldwins to bear every 

 ;year. 



Lunenburg gentleman : I believe the time has not ar- 

 rived for selling apples in boxes. Most of my apples have 

 gone to dealers in Boston and they say they like them better 

 because they don't take up so much room. 



Meeting adjourned to 10 o'clock Thursday morning. 



THURSDAY, MARCH U, 1909 

 JO.OO A. M. 



A much larger audience was present than during the 

 other meetings. 



President Clark presiding: I am glad to see so many 

 out this morning. It is a beautiful morning. Let us take 

 hold and do our work. 



Mr. J. Lewis Ellsworth explained what had been done 

 to organize the N, E. Fruit show. Mr. Hixon further ex- 

 1 plained what it was proposed to do. 



IMr. Hixon: The Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation was organized in this hall. Secretary Ellsworth 

 stated that we were to have a New England fruit exhibition. 

 Now for thirty years we have bragged about what we could 

 do in New England, and we have let our fruit industry go 

 right away from us. Still, we can exhibit fine specimens 

 and I think we can make good in appearance and quality. 



The New England Fruit Show has organized with a 

 -president, vice-president and secretary for this exhibit^, and 

 each state has a local vice-president, who is to be chairman 

 of whatever takes place in his state. Massachusetts is the 

 state that has given the invitations, and we must take care 

 of the people and entertain them, and we don't want to be 

 behind others in showing our fruit, and we expect each of 

 you to do your level best to help us. We don't yet know 

 •what we are going to do, and we lack capital to do with. 



