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eiation for the benefit of all the members. They do not en- 

 tirely lose their identity, since their names are on the pack- 

 age. The cost of labels could be largely met by charging 

 each member a normal fee for a given number. 



Therefore, in conclusion, I am free to confess that I rec- 

 ognize the good results that might follow state and national 

 legislation regarding the packing of apples. 



However, there are disadvantages as well. Such action 

 would be more or less of a jump in the dark with a spring 

 which might carry farmers as a class, farther than they would 

 care to go at this time. The medium course of legislation, 

 which only provides that the name and address of every 

 grower go on each package, also the name of the variety, is 

 a much more conservative proposition, and would not be like- 

 ly to work any particular hardship, and would surely do 

 some good. 



But the best course of all is to secure the cooperation of 

 the grower in this reform movement, rather than his enmity. 

 To accomplish this, start your association as indicated. The 

 wheels can be set in motion at this meeting. A committee 

 can be named to take the matter under advisement, or a short 

 session of those interested can be called after adjournment 

 and the matter discussed briefly, and the active committee of 

 construction for the framework of the association selected by 

 those interested members. 



Whatever is done, I hope you will be conservative in go- 

 ing to the legislature, Dn general principles, we have too 

 much legislation already. Maine is better prepared for some 

 legislative action than are we in Massachusetts, and by going 

 slow we stand a chance of profiting by their experience. 

 However, in the meantime, we need not be idle. I have sug- 

 gested a specific line of work. 



This was followed by H. L. Frost, Arlington, Mass. 



WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE HAND AND 

 POWER PUMPS FOR THE MOST SUCCESSFUL 

 SPRAYING OF OUR FRUIT AND ORNA- 

 MENTAL TREES? 



Two years ago I had the pleasure of speaking to you on 

 apparatus, but I must say that our ideas have changed a 

 great deal on spraying matters. For that reason whenever 



