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of work, just as is done in the big corporations, for I think 

 greater success will be accomplished if the horticulturists do 

 their work on a more business-like basis. 



One of the great profits which the western people have that 

 I think is productive of great profit, is the getting together of 

 the producer and the consumer in the co-operative plan. 

 Take the Hood River section, where all the products that are 

 sent out are carefully packed by persons who are impartial 

 and when they are ready for shipment each apple or orange is 

 of uniform size in the same box and all are of the same quality 

 so that when the purchaser gets them, he is assured of uniform 

 quality and size. The horticulturist has a great number of 

 varities of plants to select from in addition to the many new 

 varities having their origin in this country. Explorers like 

 Mr. E. H. Wilson, sent out by the Arnold Arboretum, have 

 brought to us from other lands hundreds of varieties with the 

 expectation that they will prove valuable here. 



The New England corn show at Worcester and the apple 

 show at the Worcester East Fair at Clinton were each indicative 

 of the splendid results that can be accomplished by our growers. 

 Exhibitions like these are a great educator and show marked 

 progress in our work. 



The present day horticulturist has many troubles to meet 

 that his predecessors did not have, but he has a greater oppor- 

 tunity to show his skill and a corresponding greater field for 

 his labors, he also has an appreciative purchasing public who 

 demand the best and who expect to pay accordingly. 



In conclusion, to be practical we must be scientific, to be 

 scientific we must be practical; to be successful we must be 

 business-like. We must have faith in New England, faith in 

 Massachusetts, faith in Worcester County and think not of 

 the good old times, but think of the good new times. 



President E. W. Breed. 



