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was undertaken) our Association stands squarely on its feet 

 with every bill paid. 



Respectfully submitted, 



F. HOWARD BROWN, Treasurer. 



Pres. : You have heard the report of the Treasurer. 

 What will you do with it? 



Voted to accept and adopt it. 



Director Copeland of Colrain here stated that yesterday 

 and the day before he persuaded 28 people to join the Asso- 

 ciation, thus adding $28 more to the money in the treasury, 



Pres. Maynard then introduced Prof. A. J. Norman, 

 who read the following paper: 



DEMONSTRATION ORCHARDS 



PROF. ALVAH J. NORMAN, 

 Extension Work in Horticulture, M. A. C. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 



I shall try in a very few moments to give you soma idea 

 as to what the College is doing for the fruit growers of the 

 state through its department of Extension Work. 



Most of you are familiar with the organization of this 

 department, how we have men who are devoting their en- 

 tire time to Extension Work along the various lines of Ag- 

 riculture. It is my privilege to serve as Extension AVorker 

 in Horticulture, and it is of that particular work I wish to 

 speak. 



In the first place there has been and is a tremendous 

 need for such work. It was definitely started in the early 

 spring of 1910, when four demonstration orchards -were 

 placed in various parts of the state, but it was not until 

 September last that a person was engaged to devote his 

 whole time to this work. 



The following outline of v/ork, which was presented to 

 the Legislative Committee a short time since, will give you 

 some idearas to the work we are doing and the work we hope 

 to do in the future if money and men are provided. 



I, Demonstration Orchards 



Four new orchards were planted in 1910, containing a 

 total of about 2,300 trees. In 1911, the total number in these 



