CONTENTS 



Secretary's Report: PAGE 



Orchard Condition 5 



The Fruit Crop 6 



The Markets 6 



Meetings of Executive Committee 7 



Public Meetings 8 



Our Annual Transactions 9 



Officers for 1905 • 10 



Members of the Society — Life 11 



Annual 12 



Report of Executive Committee 14 



Treasurer's Report 16 



Business Transactions : 



Meetings of Executive Committee 19 



Orchard Meeting 20 



Annual meeting 20 



Programme 21 



Business Meeting 23 



Election of officers for 1906 23 



Resolutions 24 



Invocation by Rev. Marcia Selman 27 



Address of Welcome by W. W. Blanchard 29 



Response by Prof. W. M. Munson 30 



Annual Address by Z. A. Gilbert 32 



The Insect Situation in Maine : 



Report of Committee 35 



What the Agricultural Department has Done, and the 



Present Situation, by E. F. Hitchings 37 



The Present Situation 39 



Discussion ; 41 



What More can be Done ' by D. H. Knowlton 44 



Report of Committee on New Fruits, by Prof. W. M. Munson. . . 48 



Apples 48 



Small Fruits 49 



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