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From James Handly, Secretary of Mississippi l^alley Apple 

 Grozucrs' Association, Quincy, Ills. 



Your esteemed favor was received some weeks ago and I was 

 very much interested in its contents. As I am editor of the Apple 

 Speciahst, I availed myself of the opportunity of publishing your 

 letter in the January issue of the paper. I hope that this pub- 

 licity will do you some good, that it will bring a union of efifort 

 among fruit growers all over the country, that will be very 

 beneficial in results. 



I wish to say further, that I am on the program to make a 

 talk on marketing fruit at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin 

 State Horticultural Society which will be held at Madison next 

 week. I am so much interested in your letter, and what it sug- 

 gests, that I will read the letter before that meeting. I shall 

 hope to hear from you again on this matter and will be very 

 glad to keep in close communication with you all the time. 



From C. W. Smith, Secretary of Rhode Island H orticultural 

 Society, Prozndence, R I. 



I received your communication in reference to grading fruit 

 some time ago, and at our last meeting January 17th I had it 

 read. Owing to a press of other business the matter was refer- 

 red to the President and myself to report at our meeting in 

 February. 



So fasr as our state is concerned we hardly cut a sufficient 

 figure in the fruit business, especially as shippers, to give a 

 clear answer to your question. There are but very few large 

 orchards in the state and I believe our home market absorbs all 

 their products. 



My attention has more recently been called to the necessity 

 of a proper grading of fruit, and we shall make it a subject of 

 discussion at our next meeting and will more fully report after 

 the meeting. 



At a meeting of the Rhode Island Horticultural Society held 

 April 18, 1906, the following preamble and resolution was unani- 

 mously adopted : 



"Resolved : That the Rhode Island Horticultural Society 

 approves of the measure on foot in some of the states of the 

 Union to procure from Congress the passage of a National Law 

 which shall regulate the packing, grading and marking of fruit 

 all over the country." 



