22 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Report of Committee on the following Resolve passed at the 

 last Annual Meeting, Dr. Geo. M. Twitchell, Auburn, Com- 

 mittee : 



That this Society, recognizing the substantial growth of our fruit 

 industry and realizing the necessity for a more critical grading of the 

 stock, for the protection of the grower, declares in favor of national 

 legislation looking to a Fruit Marks Act, and authorizes the appoint- 

 ment of a committee whose duty it shall be to correspond with the offi- 

 cers of the Fruit Growers' Associations in the several states, and if a 

 general sentiment is found favoring such action to arrange a conference 

 for the purpose of outlining national legislation, said committee to be 

 authorized to expend a sum not to exceed fifty dollars for postage and 

 necessary printing and expenses, a full report to be made at the next 

 annual session of this Society. 



Report of Committee on Fruit Packages. The following vote 

 was passed at the last annual meeting of this Society, E. L. 

 Lincoln, L. H. Blossom, Chas. S Pope, Committee: 



To refer back to the same committee the question of the size of pack- 

 age to be adopted, and further that this committee be instructed to, if 

 possible, agree with representatives of other New England and New 

 York Associations as to the size of box to be adopted by all societies, 

 and report at the next meeting. 



Thursday Afternoon — Our Round Table. Best and most 

 profitable apples for Piscataquis County, Will E. Leland, East 

 Sangerville; A Massachusetts Man on a Maine Farm, W. O. 

 Breed, Harrison ; How to Pack the Apple, F. B. Perley, Cross 

 Hill; Why not Grow More and Better Fruit in Maine? William 

 Craig, Auburn ; What a Tree Told Me, Dr. Geo. M. Twitchell, 

 Auburn ; The Brown-tail's Parasites, Prof. E. F. Hitchings, 

 Waterville; The Cold Storage Problem, Prof. Maxwell J. Dor- 

 sey, Orono. 



Address, Recent Pointers for the Apple Grower, Prof. Alfred 

 G. Gulley, Storrs, Conn. 



Thursday Evening — Ladies' Night. Music; My Nature 

 Studies, Miss Bernice Watson, Gardiner ; How to Grow Dahlias 

 in Maine, Miss Bessie M. Rupert, Portland ; Home Industries 

 for the Farmer's Daughter, Mrs. V. P. DeCoster, Buckfield; 



Music. 



