REPORT OF THE C0:MMITTEE ON VEGETABLES FOR 

 THE YEAR 1906. 



BY WARREX W. RAWSON, CHAIRMAN. 



The exhibitions of vegetables the past year have been very satis- 

 factory and the offering of more and larger prizes has tended to 

 bring out exhibits that for quantity and quality far exceeded those 

 of pre\ious years. 



The members of the committee feel that their efforts have been 

 well rewarded and we are especially proud of the October and 

 November exhibits which were the best ever exhibited by the 

 Society. 



Verv few new varieties of vegetables have been brought out but 

 there has been a marked improvement in the old varieties wliich 

 have attained a very high standard of excellence. There have 

 been very few" articles of inferior quality exhibited and the compe- 

 tition for prizes has been closer than ever before. 



We regret very much that the prizes for next year have been 

 reduced as we feel that in order to keep up the interest which has 

 been showTi the past year they should be increased rather than 

 diminished. We also feel that the cutting out of many of the 

 exhibitions will not be for the best interests of the Society for it is 

 bound to reduce the number of exliibitors as well as to lessen the 

 size of the exhibits. 



It is our earnest desire that the standard of excellence attained 

 the past year wnll be kept up but we feel this to be impossible with 

 less exhibitions and smaller premiums. 



The committee of 1906 will assist in every way possible the com- 

 mittee of 1907 and hope they will take up the matter where we have 

 left it and be more successful in obtaining appropriations for the 

 following year. 



As a committee we have not been fairlv treated and feel that the 



