BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



September 6th. Met in accordance with the following call — ''Annual 

 Meeting — The Annual Meeting of the Maine State Pomological Society 

 for the election of officers and the transaction of other business will be 

 held in the Exhibition Building in the Park, Lewiston, Thursday evening 

 at 6.30 P. M. 



Proceeded to the election of officers for the year 1896. [See page 7.] 



WINTER MEETING. 



In accord with arrangements entered into with the Seci'etary of the 

 State Board of Agriculture and by invitation of Mr. John W. Dudley in 

 behalf of the citizens of Aroostook, the meeting was held in Academy 

 Hall, Presque Isle, January 8 and 9, 1896. 



The meeting was called to order by President True at the appointed 

 hour, and the Treasurer and Secretary presented their annual reports. 

 [See preceding pages.] 



On motion of the Secretary, committees were appointed by the Presi- 

 dent as follows : 



On Exhibition of Fruits Listed— A. E. Andrews, Edward Tarr and 

 Ezra McGlauflin. 



On Aroostook Seedlings— Charles S. Pope, C. H. George and J. W. 

 Dudley. 



On Resolutions — B. W. McKeen, W. H. Vinton and F. L. Harvey. 



On recommendation of Professor Harvey it was 



Voted, That a comnnttee op cranberries be appointed by the Society to 

 look up cranberry culture for ;Maine in all of its phases, as to the feasi- 

 bility and desirability of extending the culture in the State, the com- 

 mittee to report to the Society at some future meeting. The following 

 committee was then appointed : F. L. Harvey, D. H. Knowlton, and W. 

 M. Munson. 



The reports of the committees on an exhibition of fruits were read by 

 the Secretary. [See schedule of awards.] 



