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give to girls a broad culture, at the same time healthy discipUiie. By 

 thus facing practical work there will be create 1 a new seatimeut that 

 will re-instate the duties of every day life and place them pre-eminent, 

 opening the way to the masses of workers, to that respectable place tliat 

 has long been occupied bj' those who have not put their hands in joint 

 partnership with their heads. Train boys in their business as well. Let 

 the two well trained classes meet and the result will be the establishing 

 of real homes in peace with prosperity. And when the hillsides and 

 valleys shall have applied to them the result of scientific thought and 

 research thev will "blossom like the rose." 



At the Presque Isle Winter Meeting;. 



ADDRESS OF WELCOME. 

 By John W. Dudlkt, Castle Hill. 



Mr. President and yentlemen of the State Pomological Societi/ and Maine 



Board of Agriculture : 



It is with a feeling of pleasure that we of Aroostook county gather 

 with you here to-day, as it is something almost unexpected, living as we 

 do so far from the fruit center of the State, we could hardly urge you to 

 come so far; but we know it is your motto to do all in your power to 

 encourage fruit culture in all parts of the State. 



It has been but a few j'ears since we, here in Aroostook, have taken 

 much interest in fruit raising, hut we have demonstrated beyond all 

 doubt that fruit growing here can be made a profitable business. Of 

 course we don't expect to raise those fine varieties of apples that you do 

 in the older parts of the State. But there are kinds that we can raise 

 that will, in a measure, take the place of them ; and we are getting some 

 good seedlings that originated here that stand our cold climate well. 

 There are a large variety of them that are exhibited at our fairs each 

 year, and we are in hopes that in the near future we can raise all the 

 apples that will be needed for home consumption, and of varieties that 

 are good enough to please any man's taste. Of course we all understand 

 that this has been a poor fruit year for the State of Maine and Aroostook 

 is no exception to the other parts of the State, and as there are less fruit 

 growers and less varieties it could not be expected that we could make 

 an average show here at this time. But I am satisfied that your meeting 

 with us here will be a great help to those who are trying to make a suc- 

 cess in fruit culture, and I hope you maj' see many of them at j'our fall 

 and winter fruit shows in the future. 



I have attended several of these winter meetings in different parts of 

 the State and have always been well paid for time and expense. My first 

 meeting with you was at Damariscotta, eight years ago, and from that time 

 forward I have taken a greater interest in fruit growing. Our friend 



