Nineteenth Annual Convention 



of the 

 MASSACHUSETTS FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 

 January 10th and 11th 1913 

 Horticultural Hall, Boston 



[Convention called to order by President Harold L. Frost.] 



PRESIDENT FROST. Ladies and Gentlemen: I will 

 open this convention now, and I feel that it will be one that 

 will be remembered by the members of our Association for 

 a long while, for four reasons. We are inaugurating several 

 new departures : The first one will be our Round Table Talks 

 for those interested in secial subjects, and they will be an- 

 nounced during the two days of the session. The first talk 

 will be held here in one of the small rooms of the hall and 

 Avill be for all of those interested in the growing of small 

 fruits. Now, the Round Table Talk idea is to give people 

 who are more interested in other subjects than the general 

 subject under discussion an opportunity to confer and dis- 

 cuss different questions with the special leaders. The talk 

 this afternoon will be in charge of Mr. Fred A. Smith of Ips- 

 wich on "Small Fruits." Now, if you will a.sk the secretary 

 in regard to it, those who wish to attend this talk will be 

 notified where it will be held. The other two talks will be 

 held tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon. 



Another reason for remembering this convention will be 

 the unity of the subjects which will be the basis of the gen- 

 eral discussions and addresses. Our addresses will all relate 

 to the production of the apple, from the commencement to 

 the finish, including marketing. I do not think we have ever 

 iiad any addresses on the marketing of fruit, and one idea 

 of this convention will be to bring the commission and mar- 

 ket men closer to the producer. 



