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Mr. Sternberg : I most heartily second that, but I think we 

 ought to go further and include in this vote all papers. If 

 Brother Hale will accept an amendment including all the other 

 papers which have been represented here, I will be glad to 

 second that. 



A Member: I will second that motion. 



Motion seconded and passed. 



Mr. Sternberg: We have had quite a number of dis- 

 tinguished speakers here, and we have had quite a number of 

 our own members who have done a great deal to make this 

 meeting successful and interesting, and I beg to offer a "blanket"' 

 resolution, one thanking all those who have participated in mak- 

 ing this meeting so interesting. 



Mr. Hale: Just a resolution that we love everybody? 



Mr. Sternberg: Yes. Including Mr. Hale. 



Resolution seconded and passed. 



The President : We have not finished our program yet, and 

 we shall not have time to unless we take it up now. 



Mr. Sternberg: I believe that we have had such an excess 

 already that we shall only mar the results by protracting the 

 session, and I move, sir, that the reading of papers of other kinds 

 be dispensed with. And I also offer a resolution extending a 

 vote of thanks of this Society to our officers, one and all, who 

 have served this Society with so much fidelity and vigor, and 

 W'hose good work has contributed so much to our successful 

 meeting. 



Resolution seconded and passed. 



Mr. Hale : Mr. Chairman, there are one or two special 

 questions on this list which have not been touched, and which 

 some of our members have prepared themselves to answer. 

 Now it may be that someone has come here looking for an 

 answer to some of those questions, and it would be too bad to 

 have them go away disappointed. 



The President : Well, here is question No. 3 on the special 

 question list. Let us take hold of that. ''What are the chief 

 factors in producing fruitfulness in apple orchards?" I see 

 that Mr. J. PI. Merriman and Mr. E. M. Ives are to answer 

 that. 



