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reduction. In 1899 she produced 293,302 bushels, and in 

 1909 produced 183,012 bushels. Now, Hampden County 

 comes fifth in the counties of Massachusetts in the produc- 

 tion of apples, and one reason for the meeting here is to see 

 if we can't help her ^et ahead. 



(It was moved, and voted, to have a committee of five 

 appointed to bring in names of officers to be elected at the 

 ann\ial meeting at Worcester in March, the committee to be 

 chosen by the President.) Messrs. Hittinger, Cook, Morse, 

 Copeland and Jenks were appointed. 



(It was moved, and voted, that the Secretary be in- 

 structed to write a vigorous protest to the members of the 

 committee in Washington having in charge the bill provid- 

 ing the keeping of all food products in artificial storage 

 shall be limited to 90 days, asking that the fruits such as the 

 Association is interested in be exempt from the provisions 

 of that bill.) 



(The Secretary was instructed to embody in said letter, 

 the number of fruit growers that are in the Association). 



(It was moved, and voted, that the Association accept 

 the invitation to meet with the Worcester Horticultural 

 Society in Worcester in January of 1915.) 



THE PRESIDENT. I have received a letter with a last 

 year's program enclosed of an apple show and convention 

 of the International Apple Fruit Shippers* Association. 

 This association offers a v^ry valuable cup for fruit to be 

 exhibited in August in Boston. This is the first time, I 

 think, that they have met in Boston, and one of their officers 

 who is a Boston man is very anxious to have our Massachu- 

 setts growers show the western states that we can raise good 

 apples. They do not expect ripe apples, and I want to ask 

 everyone present, if you possibly can, to send to your officers 

 for a prize list and to show some apples next August. They 

 expect green apples, but they will have apples from the 

 western, central and southern states, and Massachusetts has 

 hardly ever taken any interest in this convention and show. 

 If you wish any other information in regard to this later on, 

 write to our Secretary. 



I want to ask you today to visit the exhibitors after the 

 address. Our attendance has been small, and the exhibitors 

 have done a good deal for us at this convention, and we will 



