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in the fruit show that is to be held this fall. We have pe- 

 titioned our State Legislature for an appropriation for the 

 purpose of making an exhibit at the show. Also think of 

 giving up our own show and putting ail our efforts into this- 

 one. 



We have in the Connecticut Pomological Society seven 

 hundred members. We get all the money we can from our- 

 membership, but the Pomological Society gets a large ap- 

 propriation from our state, with which we are able to give 

 prizes on premiums that are worth while. 



Vice-President Slater, Rhode Isliand: To me much of 

 the exhibit in Boston this fall will be the convincing agri- 

 culturalists that it is a profitable investment to produce goodi 

 fruit. We have asked for an appropriation from our State 

 Legislature. 



Past President Whitney: I dislike to have people from, 

 Connecticut and Rhode Island go away with the impressiom 

 that we have never had more than one hundred members in 

 this Association.. We have liad three hundred or more mem- 

 bers, but from' one reason or another, they have dropped out^ 

 These are now so few members that we are miable to print 

 a report. 



The first address of the diay was by G. C. Seavey, Editor- 

 of New England Homestead : 



ARE LAWS TO REGULATE THE PACKING AND MAR-^ 

 KETING OUR FRUITS NECESSARY OR ADVIS- 

 ABLE IN NEW ENGLAND UNDER 

 PRESENT CONDITIONS? 



It is with conservatism that I approach this subject, 

 fully realizing it is to a divided houje I speak. Some believe- 

 we should have state and national legislation relative to- 

 grading, marking, and packing of our fruit, while others 

 feel that such action would be taking hold of the wrong end 

 of the stick,. so at least, what the legislation thus far proposes- 



