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I have given you these few suggestions hoping that their con- 

 sideration will be helpful to the fruit growers of our State and 

 beneficial to our Society. 



The committee to whom the President's Address was referred 

 before the close of the meeting made the following report which 

 was accepted : 



We would call your attention to that part of the address in 

 reference to the engaging an expert to attend and assist us at our 

 annual exhibition, and also for the necessity of returning the 

 money to the permanent fund which is now needed by the Society, 

 as soon as practicable. We endorse the idea of holding a summer 

 meeting for the exhibition of strawberries and with the increasing^ 

 interest in the culture of small fruits we think such an exhibition 

 could be made both interesting and profitable. 



THE YOUXG OECHARD. 

 By Charles E. Wheeler, Chesterville. 



We consider this subject to see if we can have better returns for 

 our labors in the years to come. None of us are so well advanced 

 but some good may come to us from a consideration of the subject. 

 One thing must be with us all the time, "What is worth doing at 

 all is worth doing well," but this must be in such a way that what- 

 ever is produced shall be at the lowest cost possible. 



Let us consider a young orchard, such as may be considered a 

 commercial orchard, the fruit of which is to be shipped to some 

 market, either as choice apples or canned and evaporated apples. 

 Let us select our soil, our trees, and the kinds, looking after the 

 young things for a few years ; and by that time others can go and 

 take care of the fruit. Go into any portion of the State, and not- 

 withstanding the conditions, you will find fine orchards. But the 

 speaker's ideal place to plant a young orchard would be upon high 

 ground, with natural drainage, sloping to the south or southeast. 

 Under these circumstances we should expect to find good strong, 

 moist soil upon a granite foundation that would furnish fine drain- 

 age. Tbere are many farms in Maine thus located, and so long as 

 they can be purchased at low prices, it is doubtful if it will pay to 

 select such land as will require a great expenditure of time and 

 cash to drain. 



