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show. The scope of the show is to be educational in the ex- 

 treme; to educate the public as to the quality of apples and 

 the possibility of fruit growing- in New England. In order 

 to start this thing we are going to ask the railroads of New 

 England to come to that show and be prepared with maps and 

 diagrams of their roads to show the accessibility of New 

 England fruit lands to the markets of the country. We will 

 have illustrated lectures on different phases of fruit culture 

 given by experts; there will be a lecture every evening. The 

 show will last from the 19th of October to the 24th, inclusive. 

 We expect to invite the public of Boston to attend on Sun- 

 day, and for that reason we arranged to have the show last 

 over one Sunday. There will be exhibits of all sorts of ma- 

 chinery, spraying apparatus — everything that is needed in 

 the fruit industry. The exhibit of fruit must be from New 

 England alone, but the machinery exhibit may include the 

 United States. Then, too, the different styles of package 

 will be shown; there will also be an exhibit of the work of 

 injurious insects and diseases, and three lectures on these 

 subjects. We are going to show the latest work that is being 

 done along all lines of orcharding. Another thing is an 

 exhibit of the different birds that are beneficial to fruit cul- 

 ture and the control of insects. That is a subject that has 

 been neglected a great deal. We have an ornithologist in 

 the State who is devoting a great deal of his time to birds 

 in relation to fruit culture and the control of insects. That 

 will be a very instructive part of the show. What we want 

 is the co-operation of all the New England societies and indi- 

 viduals to come up and make a good exhibit and to lend us 

 your aid in every way that is possible. We want to make the 

 fruit industry of the country located right here. We want 

 to make the example of New England felt all over the coun- 

 try. We want to better the quality of our fruit. We have 

 the soil and can grow wonderful apples. We want to show 

 the public that our apples are just as good to look at — and 

 everyone knows that they are better to eat — as the Western 

 apples. 



