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ating with other organizations and societies, that Secretary- 

 Ellsworth use his influence with the Agricultural Societies 

 as to offering premiums to different granges, $20, $15, $10, 

 $5, for such exhibits as they see fit to make. 



Report accepted and adopted. 



President Clark : Two years ago an organization was 

 formed of New England societies, which society appointed 

 a committee. We met at Gardner, and ]\Iilford, N. H., and 

 the committee has an invitation to meet in Vermont next 

 winter. The principal thing brought up before this com- 

 mittee was the packing and marking of fruit, and we de- 

 cided to ask the different societies to see whether they 

 would introduce a bill into their legislatures to have every 

 sealed package of fruit marked with grade of variety, name 

 of packer, and place of residence. The latter committee did 

 not get together, and the secretary brought in practically 

 the Canadian Fruits ]\Iarks Bill, which says that you must 

 have 90 per cent, of your apples perfect, and 80 per cent, of 

 No. 2 apples free from scab or disease. That makes it rather 

 strong for us, and we thought it would not be accepted, but 

 that is what they voted, and that is what I wish to present 

 here now. Vermont and Maine introduced a bill, or tried 

 to, into their legislatures this winter. Vermont had the for- 

 tune of having the committee refuse to do anything with 

 the bill. Maine started to introduce the bill, but their com- 

 mittee would not accept it ; then they fixed it over, and, as 

 I understand it, that bill has not gone through, and as we 

 meet next fall at Montpelier, Vermont, perhaps it will be 

 well to leave it until that time. 



If we wish to keep up this organization — as I think it 

 best, because we are getting together as New England, not 

 as different states, so we will go before others as New Eng- 

 land — if it is advisable to continue this, a motion to that ef- 

 fect will be in order. 



Voted to continue the committee. 



Secretary Miles: Connecticut is taking great interest 



