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Farm orchards of Professors Waiigh and Sears. Date to be 

 announced. 



7. At the Leman orchards, Hopkinton, showing the 

 practical results from the new system of pruning old apple 

 trees, under the supervision of President S. T. Maynard. 

 Date unsettled. 



The usual idea of these field meetings will be to limit 

 them to members, lunch on the basket plan, thus making 

 them less burdensome to those who entertain — an unwieldy 

 «rowd not being desired. 



Members will receive notices of the meeting's in due 

 season. 



The Secretary wishes to apologize for making these 

 arrangements previous to the election of officers, but for 

 the good of the Association it seemed necessary. 



ACCOUNTS OF THE MEMBERS 



An inexpensive loose-leaf ledger has been purchased, 

 and after considerable labor, the account of each member 

 as now shown on a separate sheet. All past payments are 

 recorded, and there are spaces for fifteen future payments. 

 "With this system well under way a maximum of efficiency 

 with a minimum of labor is evident. 



FIVE YEAR REPORT 



Owing to the demands for the printed reports of our 

 Annual Meetings, and with the knowledge that the funds 

 in the treasury had been received with the expectation of 

 obtaining these reports, your Secretary tackled the proposi- 

 tion of preparing for printing the proceeding of the last five 

 years. Thanks are due to past Secretaries for valuable as- 

 sistance. The result is ready for distribution at the Mem- 

 bership desk. You are entitled to it if you have paid your 

 dues for 1910 (receipts read ''to March 15, 1911") others 

 may obtain it by the payment of one dollar. 



The sole source of income of this Association is from the 

 annual dues of the members, which are only one dollar a 

 year.. This means we must have a large membership. Do 

 your share by bringing in at least one new member. Many 

 have sent in new names already, and from institutes and 

 other sources, 50 new members have been added. Let us 

 aim at a membership of 1000. 



We ought to have a direct appropriation from the State, 



