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very good and compared favorabl}' with our own products. One 

 very noticeable fact observed in connection with these meetings 

 is that all the fruit growers are thoroughly aroused in regard to the 

 San Jos6 scale and other insect pests, and for this reason alone, if 

 for no other, these various meetings are sources of help and the best 

 means of spreading useful information among the fruit growers 

 of a locality. 



The educational value of these horticultural meetings means 

 much to the several states, for as a rule they are held in different 

 parts of the state and bring together persons representing the 

 various interest of the different sections, besides introducing new 

 speakers from other states. 



PRIZES AND GRATUITIES AWARDED FOR FRUITS. 



1907. 



Spring Exhibition. 

 March 22, 23, 24. 



Winter Apples. — For the best collection, not less than four varieties: 

 1st, G. V. Fletcher, $5; 2d, A. E. Hartshorn, $4. 



Rose and Strawberry Exhibition. 

 June 29 and 30. 



Theodore Lyman Fund. 



Strawberries. — Four quarts of any variety: 



1st, G. V. Fletcher, Marshall, $10; 2d, G. F. W^heeler, Abington, $8; 

 3d, I. E. Coburn, McKinley, $6; 4th, S. H. Warren, Abington, $5; 

 5th, John Ward, Sample, .$4. 



Benjamin H. Pierce Fund. 



Strawberries. — One quart of any variety introduced since 1903: 

 1st, S. H. Warren, Abington, $6; 2d, G. F. Wheeler, Abington, $4. 



