back a little each year. I have not given them a severe prun- 

 ing any one year. 



The meeting then adjourned to- 10 A. M, Thursday. 



THURSDAY, MARCH 10, mO 



10.00 A, M, 



The morning session was called to order by President 

 Clark, who introduced Harold S. Frost of Arlington, who 

 addressed the meeting on 



FOR WHAT, WHEN AND HOW TO SPRAY. 



At no time in our history has agriculture or horticulture 

 been raised to such a high standard as at present, and to my 

 mind, horticulture is being carried on in some places muefe 

 more scientifically than is any branch of general agricultiu-e. 

 We can with great profit spend much time in studying these 

 different subjects, as the future prosperity of our country, 

 and especially of New England, depends largely upon what 

 is taken from the soil. We have no natural resources, but 

 we are blessed Avith a land M^hich Avill produce abundant 

 crops for an indefinite time. Such a famous authority as 

 Professor Louis Agassiz has made the statement that New 

 England is admirably adapted for the production of tree 

 growth. This not only applies to forest trees but to fruit 

 trees, and I think also fruit bushes. 



With the exception of market gardening and green- 

 house culture, the New England states are far behind in all 

 kinds of farm specialties. I think the main reason for this 

 may be that in the past land was much more expensive and 

 more difficult to cultivate than were the plains of the West. 

 Now, the Western lands have been depleted of much of 

 their nourishment. New England farms have decreased in 

 value, but have not lost any of their productiveness. 



With these farms situated at the door of the greatest 

 markets in the world, and with the possibility of buying 

 them at a less cost in many cases than the expense of putting 

 up the buildings which go with them, there is no greater op- 

 portunity offered any young man starting out in business. 



The complaint of many, when talking of fruit culture, 

 is that it takes too long for the trees to come into bearing. 



