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expense to develop outside markets, which were now his 

 main dependence, and he could not now afford to change 

 his plans entirely for the benefit of others, yet would 

 gladly give the Society all the aid he could in its efforts at 

 more profitable marketing. 



The following resolution was introduced by Mr. N. S. 

 Piatt: 



''Resolved, That the Connnecticut Pomological Society 

 appoint a committee of three to investigate the questions 

 of fruit packages, fruit transportation, and foreign and local 

 markets for fruit, and that this committee report, if possi- 

 ble, the results of such investigation to the Society in time 

 to make them of use in the marketing of next season's 

 peach and apple crops. 



This resolution was temporarily laid on the table and 

 the regular order of exercises was then taken up, which 

 was the first address of the afternoon — "Our Fruit Crops 

 and Their Successful Marketing," by W. H. Blodget, 

 Worcester, Mass. 



OUR FRUIT CROPS AND THEIR SUCCESSFUL 

 MARKETING. 



By W. H. Blodget, Worcester, Mass. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Connecticut Fo?nological 



Society : 



It gives me great pleasure to be with you to-day; in 

 fact, I am always pleased to meet with men who are inter- 

 ested in the growth and handling of fruit. The business is 

 attractive to me; not only is the fruit itself attractive to 

 me, but the men who are engaged in the business have an 

 attraction for me also, and one of the most interesting 

 places for me to visit when I go to a strange city is that 

 part where the fruit products of our country are disposed 

 of. I like to see the different kinds they have to offer and 

 the way they have of displaying it, and I also like to see 

 and talk with the men who are doing the business. 



