In your marketing and 



merchandising remember the rule 



of "sight/sound motion/noise". 



Catch your customers' attention 



by displaying merchandise to 

 appeal to the senses of sight and 



sound by creating motion and 



noise. For example, if displaying 



wind chimes, place near a fan 



or breeze to create the 



sound appeal. 



— Tina Sawtelle 



New Members 



(from Weekly Market Bulletin, 

 June 26, 1991.) 



Two new members have been con- 

 firmed by the Executive Council to 

 membership on the State Agricul- 

 tural Advisory Board. 

 Named to represent Strafford 

 County was Pauline Scuton of 

 Farmington, co-owner of a large 

 dairy farm. She succeeds Tina 

 Sawtelle of Lee. 



Representing Cheshire County will 

 be R. Bruce Smith of Westmor- 

 land, a fruit grower and co-owner 

 of a firm that produces pie prod- 

 ucts for the wholesale and farm 

 market trade. He replaces Stacey 

 W. Cole of Swanzey. 

 Each will serve a five-year term. 



Rose Virus 



(from Weekly Market Bulletin, 

 June 19, 1991.) 



Tom Durkis, field entomologist in 

 the NHDA Division of Plant Indus- 

 try, has been tracking down a seri- 

 ous viral infection of rose bushes 

 that he first detected in transplant 

 stock being offered in New Hamp- 

 shire stores of a national depart- 

 ment store chain. (Roses infected 

 with the virus do poorly when set 

 out and often die within one year.) 



Tom traced the plants to a Penn- 

 sylvania supplier, but it now ap- 

 pears that the virus has spread 

 from rose breeding farms in the 

 far west. New Hampshire and 

 Pennsylvania are cooperating to 

 get diseased plants out of the mar- 

 ketplace and to assess whether the 

 infection has affected native rose 

 stock. »*• 



6 THE PlANTSMAN 



June 5, 1991 



The meeting was held at Pleasant View Gardens in Pittsfield. Those attending in- 

 cluded board members Tom Price, Jennifer Gould, Chris Robarge, and Bob 

 Demers. Members attending included Jon, Jeff and Henry Huntington, John 

 Bryant, and Doug Cole. 



The first order of business was the summer meeting. Although most of the major 

 aspects seemed in place, details were discussed. John Bryant and Doug Cole 

 talked about how they would best show their places to the visiting plantsmen— 

 whether they would give formal tours or simply be there to answer questions. 

 It was decided that the bus would run in a continuous shuttle to Cole's and that 

 people could walk to Millican's from Pleasant View at their convenience. Soft 

 drinks would be served at both places. 



For those attending Gilrange's talks, recertification credit would be for both com- 

 mercial and private applicator's licenses. The credits would be good for Maine, 

 Vermont, and Massachusetts as well. 



There was no decision about what the door prize would be; as yet, there is no 

 auctioneer. 



Minutes and financial reports were read and accepted. The report on The 

 Plantsman was more positive than some of the previous ones: a reasonable per- 

 centage of advertisers was renewing at the new rates; a program of cost cuts was 

 beginning to be implemented; the June/July issue would be out on time. It was 

 suggested that the free classified ad service should be emphasized. 

 The upcoming twilight meetings were discussed. The meeting at Van Berkum 

 Wholesale Nursery would be in mid-September, from 4-7 in the evening, perhaps 

 with a speaker and light refreshments in the middle hour. Chris Robarge will 

 would work with Peter and Leslie on the planning. 



The twilight meeting at the F. W. Conley Tree Farm in Rochester will be held in 

 October. Tom Price will begin working out plans. 



New Business began will a discussion of the winter meeting. It was decided to 

 look into connecting it with the Farm & Forest Exposition in February. It would 

 give members a chance to see the exposition and to talk with people in other ar- 

 eas of New Hampshire's agricultural community. A meeting place might be at 

 UNH/Manchester or in one of the local restaurants or hotels. Whatever program 

 topics— groundwater contamination, OSHA regulations— are chosen should be use- 

 ful as applicator license credit 



Other new business included a discussion of updating the logo. That will be 

 looked into and ideas will be presented at a future meeting. 



The meeting adjourned at nine. The next meeting will be held July tenth at 

 Demers Garden Center in Manchester. 



