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fruits in the future. Then, too, the problem of the scale dis- 

 courages many who would otherwise start in the business of 

 fruit growing; but on the other hand, there is no c[uestion but 

 that for the man who will work intelligently and give his trees 

 the right care at the right time, tlie future offers bright pros- 

 pects for success, and the indifferent grower will be driven out 

 of the business. So, after all, we may take a hopeful view of 

 the matter, trusting that the scourge may soon run its course, 

 and in the end we shall be better off for having passed through 

 the fight. 



At all our institutes and meetings the interest in the scale 

 question is plainly shown and there is a desire for more in- 

 formation about the insect and how to combat it. We believe 

 the Society can perform no better service to the fruit interests, 

 than to devote largely of its time and means in awakening the 

 people to the need of prompt measures in fighting the scale 

 pest. To teach growers how to detect the presence of the 

 scale and what may be accomplished by means of co-operative 

 work in spraying, as well as the importance of destroying 

 sources of infection; could not help l)ut result in saving many 

 thousands of trees. We hoi)e tliat provision for this work 

 will be made. 



But to come now to the actual condition of the Society 

 upon which it is my duty to inform you — first the subject of 



Our Member-ship. 



We started the year 1906 with 57d members. During the 

 past year we have recei\ed lo^ new members, making the total 

 number on our roll for the year, 680. 



The losses have been as follows: 4 members have died, 

 p2 members on list of 1905 and /S on list of 1906. failed to 

 renew their membership, and these, according to our new rules, 

 were dropped from the roll January 1. 



After deducting these losses, our total number of paid-up 

 members February 1, 1907, is 5/0. 



This is not as large a showing as many of us hoped the year 

 would give, but the unusual losses must be accounted for by 

 the change made in our ])y-laws at last annual meeting, re- 



