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Mr. Harold Frost, President of the Fruit Growers' 

 Association, stated that they wished to get the bill through 

 this year; suggested that everyone write his Representative 

 or Senator giving the amount of damage he has known of; 

 that each man speak to his neighbors to the same effect; that 

 the President and Secretary of the Asso^^iation, on receipt of 

 such letters, will see that they go Fefore the Committee at 

 the hearings at which he would be present ; that the presence 

 of those who had been damaged would count for more than 

 anything else. 



Secretary Wilfrid Wheeler of the State Board of Agri- 

 culture expressed the opinion that there would be strong 

 opposition to the bill carrying a six-weeks open season all 

 over the state ; suggested restrictions on private deer 

 reservations, stating that deer are often found coming out of 

 them and doing damage ; that a farmer should be allowed to 

 shoot a deer that has damaged his property, even if the deer 

 were not on his own property ; that it might be well, on 

 account of the strong opposition which would be encount- 

 ered from the eastern part of the state, to limit the six-weeks 

 open season to the western part of the state. Mr. Wheeler 

 emphasized the opposition which this bill was sure to en- 

 counter. 



(Adjourned to Friday, January 16, at 10 a. m.) 



