36 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY [1911-12 



five, only one turned his time and attention to the products 

 of the soil. 



There are six hundred and ten scholars in the school at 

 Amherst to-day, ninty-one per cent, having signified their 

 intention of following an agricultural vocation, this to my mind 

 shows the success of that institution. Horticulture is receiving 

 a greater impetus because of the fact that they see the necessity 

 of preparing for the work. As I said at the beginning there is 

 need of a practical and scientific knowledge, and they are 

 acquiring this in order that they may be able to meet the prob- 

 lems and master them successfully. 



Professor White, of the Floricultural department at Amherst 

 says, "We are receiving calls for more men than w^e can supply 

 and none of our graduates are waiting for positions." Then 

 we have the forestry schools that are connected with the 

 colleges and they are doing a great work in preparing young 

 men and giving them knowledge about the growing of young 

 trees, how to plant them and also how to treat the existing 

 trees, how to do the forest work constructively, rather than 

 destructively. 



The Secretary of Agriculture at Washington, with his able 

 corps of assistants is doing a great deal to develop the wealth 

 of our country, and also our insular possessions. In regard to 

 fruits, they are giving them careful attention that they may 

 produce the maximum output of the highest quality with the 

 minimum outlay. They are also endeavoring to improve the 

 cereals so that we may have larger yields. The addition of a 

 single kernel of wheat on the stock does not amount to much, 

 but when multiplied by millions it makes a vast difference in 

 the output of our agiicultural resources, we see at once the 

 necessity of giving careful attention to our agricultural products. 



The insect pests have come in for great consideration. That 

 is one of our greatest problems of the present time; the mdif- 

 ference which many show to these pests which have come to 

 us from other lands have made this problem a very hard one 

 for us to meet, and while they are by no means under control 

 we are succeeding very favorably in holding them under sub- 



