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be most economical, because venders 

 neglect or forget to return the boxes. 

 He stated that in his region this plan 

 has been adopted after trying the re- 

 turn boxes for a long time. He said 

 that grapes in fancy boxes bring a 

 higher price than those in plain ones. 

 He thought that plain, cheap boxes, 

 ornamented by stencil marks, as a 

 producer may do in leisure hours, the 

 most profitable. 



NAME CHANGED. 



A motion was then made to change 

 the name of the association so that it 

 shall be known hereafter as the Ohio 

 Grape Growers' Association, and un- 

 auimouslj' carried. 



INVITATION FROM A SISTER SOCIETY. 



Mr. Bartholomew, in behalf of Dr. 

 Spalding of Missouri, extended an in- 

 vitation to members of the association 

 to attend the meeting of the Missis- 

 sippi Valley Grape Growers' Associa- 

 tion, to be held in Alton, Illinois, on 

 the 13th of April. 



GOVERNMENT PROTECTION. 



Mr. A. J. Cay wood of Poughkeepsic, 

 N. Y., stated that he had prepared and 

 sent to Congress a memorial request 

 ing the passage of an act which shall 

 in some way protect originators of 

 new varieties of fruit and stimulate 

 experiments in that direction. He 

 remarked that members of Congress 

 seem in favor of such a measure, but 

 that a pressure of other business has 

 deferred action upon it. 



WINE AT EXHIBITIONS. 



At the society's last exhibition it 

 was noticed that temperance people 

 refused their patronage on account of 

 the large display of wine on that oc- 

 casion. Therefore, that the honest 

 views of people should not again bo 



offended it was moved that thereafter 

 no wine be received at the exhibitions 

 of the association. A number of 

 speeches were made on the subject. 

 The points raised in favor of exclud- 

 ing the exhibition of wine were, that 

 this is not a wine association but a 

 society to learn as much as possible 

 about the culture of grapes ; that there 

 is in the state a society for the special 

 purpose of promoting the manufactui'e 

 of wine to the exhibitions of which 

 wine should be taken ; and that the 

 testing ef wine at fairs produces a 

 state bordering on intoxications at 

 times when the wine is not pure. It 

 was argued on the other hand that too 

 many grapes are already raised for 

 consuujption in the form; that certain 

 kinds of grapes are good only for wine; 

 that the manufacture of wine forms a 

 considerable part of the business of 

 extensive grape growers, and that the 

 making of pure wine should be en- 

 couraged by the society as an antidote 

 for intemperance. The motion, how- 

 ever, was favored by a large majority 

 of the members and when put was 

 carried almost unanimously, only one 

 voting against it. Therefore, in the 

 futui'e, no wine will be displayed at 

 the annual exhibition of this associa- 

 tion and the clause in the constitution 

 which provides for the showing of 

 wine will be erased. 



OFFICERS ELECTED. 



The next business was the election 

 of officers for the ensuing year, and 

 after the nominating and balloting the 

 following were declared chosen. 



President — Dr. J. W. Dunham of 

 Collamer. 



Vice President — George W. Camp- 

 bell of Delaware. 



