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committeed be appointed to recommend and defend this be- 

 fore the proper legislative committee. 



OTHER MEETINGS 

 The section on Fruit Growing during Farmers' Week at 

 the Massachusetts Agricultural College had Thursday, 

 March 20, 1913, as Massachusetts Friiit Growers' Associa- 

 tion Day and the following program was given before an 

 interested audience with Pres. H. L. Frost in the chair. 



8.30 A. M. Box Packing, Mr. R. W. Rees, of M. A. C. 

 9.45 A. M. Picking and Handling Fruit, 



Mr. Fred A. Smith, Turner Hill, Ipswich. 

 11.00 A. M. Peach Growing for Local Markets, 



Mr. F. Howard Brown, Marlboro. 

 1.30 P. M. Small Fruits, 



Mr. Wilfrid Wheeler, Concord. 

 Co-operation Among Fruit Growers^ 



Dr. A. E. Cance, M. A. C. 

 3.30 P. M. Can We Sell Our Apples, 



Prof. F. A. Waugh, M. A. C. 

 The occasion was one of interest and instruction to all 

 and might well become an established custom. 



The institute at Colrain, Wednesday, April 16th, 1913 

 was the usual success which these meetings held here always 

 are. It was a joint affair with the Franklin County Agri- 

 cultural Society and the Women's Relief Corps of Colrain 

 who served a fine dinner at noon. 



In the morning H. H. Wilder, Bureau of Soils, Washing- 

 ton, D. C. spoke on ''Apple Soils," and he was familiar with 

 the soils in the immediate vicinity as he owned neighboring 

 orchard land. 



At the afternoon session Prof. F. C. Sears of M. A. G. 

 spoke on "A Trip Through the Apple Country of the West" 

 Many membership dues and new members were paid in 

 at each of these meetings. 



FIELD MEETINGS 



WILBRAHAM 



Thursday, July 31, 1913 saw all roads leading to Wil- 



braham where the big peach field meeting was held with 



Director Lee W. Rice. This was a case of the third time 



never fails as it was the third year we had tried for a meet- 



