good. The weather couditious have beeu unfavorable to 

 the rapid increase of insects and fungous pests. Every- 

 where there has been an increased interest in fruit growing ; 

 rich men have been buying up old orchards and planting 

 new, and corporations are being formed with capital enough 

 to do all the necessary work for successful fruit growing. 

 This condition means that the small grower must be thor- 

 ough in all the details of his business. AVith the improved 

 quality of our fruit due to weather conditions and more 

 spraying and the advertising our fruit received at the New 

 England Fruit Show, there has been an increased demand 

 for Massachusetts fruit which will continue to increase as 

 long as Ave produce fancy fruit. 



President ]\Iaynard then called for the report of the 

 Secretary, F. Howard Brown of IMarlboro. 



REPORT OF SECRETARY 



Mr. President and members of the Fruit Growers' Associa- 

 tion : 

 As the records of our last annual meeting have already 

 been printed, I will not now take the time to read them, but 

 will take up what has been done since that time. 



INSTITUTES 

 Colrain 



The joint institute of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' 

 Association and the Franklin County Agricultural Society 

 was held with great success at Colrain, January 27, 1911, 

 Avliere there was an enthusiastic audience of over 200. Di- 

 rector E. F. Copeland presided in the absence of the presi- 

 dent. ]Mr. H. L. Frost of Arlington was the morning speaker 

 on Spraying and Spraying Appliances, which latter, in the 

 form of nozzles, couplings, etc., were shown and explained. 

 The subject was covered very ably, and much valuable in- 

 formation given. Dinner was served at noon by the Wom- 

 en's Relief Corps. 



In the afternoon, Prof. Alvah J. Norman of the Ex- 

 tension Department of the Massachusetts Agricultural Col- 

 lege, on Pruning, demonstrated with sections, the right and 



