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should succeed more and more. I believe every farmer should 

 raise enough for his own use, if he does not raise them to make 

 money. He who don't provide small fruits for his own table is 

 worse than an infidfl. There is no reason why we should not have 

 these small fruits. It makes a great difference in the cookypg of the 

 family. Berries take the place of pies, etc. The fruit growers of 

 Maiue and the members of this Society, I can assure you, are work- 

 ing in harmony. What is for the interest of one is for the interest 

 of the other. 



We thank you for your cordial welcome here to-day. We knew 

 before we came here we should receive a cordial welcome. I want 

 to say a word about your beautiful town. I have always heard 

 that the town of Union was the most beautiful town in the State but 

 the half has not been told. 



PEESIDE^IT'S ANNUAL ADDRESS.. 



By Charles S. Pope, ^Manchester. 



For twenty years I have not failed to meet the fruit growers at 

 •our winter meeting, and it is with pleasure and increased interest 

 that I again greet 3'ou. 



The question often presents itself when pressing duties are 

 demanding our attention, as we leave home to attend these meetings, 

 Does it pay ? What do we receive in return for possible losses? Our 

 answer is, we here meet practical men who are willing to give us 

 their methods and practices, many of which are improvements on 

 our own and we may even learn much from a recital of their fail- 

 ures. The specialists will open up new fields and show us a better 

 road to success. The topics presented, intelligently and broadly 

 discussed, will lift us from old ruts and help us in these days of 

 sharp competition to practice those methods which will give us a 

 profit in the business, instead of a loss. We shall also feel richly 

 repaid for the time spent if we are able to so present the subject as 

 to encourage others who have heretofore taken no interest in horti- 

 culture, to cultiv£;te fruits and flowers and share with us its pleas- 

 ures and profits. 



I am firm as ever in the faith that (he growing of apples and 

 small fruits, can be made a source of profit, not to the ignorant or 

 indolent but to the expert, in this as in most other branches of busi- 



