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foliage is on, is a dangerous experiment. The only 

 means of combating the disease known at present is to 

 thoroughly saturate the trees with Bordeaux when in a dor- 

 mant condition, destroying all specimens of mummified fruit 

 that may be left over from the year before, and daily 

 picking off the rotting specimens during the ripening season. 

 "The San Jos6 scale, about which there is so much 

 talk, may prove a blessing in disguise by compelling all 

 tree-owners to look more carefully after their trees, and, 

 in so doing, discover many other things that might other- 

 wise be neglected. The scale is probably pretty well 

 distributed all over the state, but with careful attention 

 it is not likely to work very serious injury, except among 

 the more careless cultivators." 



REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 



Mr. President and Fellow Members : 



At the last annual meeting the Society had a total mem- 

 bership of 107. During the year most of this number have 

 been retained, and we have gained about fifty new members, 

 making our present total membership 151. We have had on 

 our roll since the organization of the Society 210 names, 

 but not all of these members have continued their interest in 

 the work to the extent of renewing their membership from 

 year to year, as our bylaws require ; therefore 60 of the 210 

 names have been dropped. These delinquents have been 

 frequently importuned from the Secretary's office to reinstate 

 themselves, but only in a few instances has the suggestion 

 been heeded. This emphasizes the need of more energetic 

 work on the part of the Committee on Membership and the 

 various County Vice-Presidents. There is no reason why this 

 Society should not reach 200, or even 300, members, if 

 officers and members in each county would present the good 

 features of the organization to the fruit growers of their re- 

 spective sections. 



The system of membership badges was inaugurated at the 

 suggestion of the President, and has worked quite satisfac- 

 torily. It has served to distinguish the actual members from 

 those who are merely spectators at our gatherings. 



