26 PROCEEDINGS OF THIRTY-THIRD FRUIT-GROWERS ' CONVENTION. 



culturists and horticulturists of the State, and can be considered, 

 judging by the interest indicated through the figures just given, to be 

 of actual value to the farmers of California. 



We believe that this educational movement along the lines of a better 

 and more scientific agriculture is of great significance, and points in 

 the end to a better and more stable, more dependable citizenship for 

 our State. 



There remaining a few minutes before time for recess, Mr. Berwick 

 called the attention of the Convention to the so-called " Tin-Can 

 Club," the object of which is to interest the children of the public 

 schools in the planting of trees in tin cans, and then finding some man 

 with a large tract of land that is not being utilized and getting him to 

 plant trees on his land. Mr. H. A. Green, of Monterey, will send to any 

 one interested a booklet entitled "Practical Forestry Simplified." 



A recess was here taken until 1 :30 o'clock p. m. 



AFTERNOON SESSION— FIRST DAY. 



Tuesday, December 3, 1907. 



The meeting was called to order by the Chairman. 



MR. JUDD. I move that a committee of three be appointed on the 

 Chairman's address, the committee to be named by the Secretary, 

 and that the President also appoint a committee of three on the Gov- 

 ernor's address. 



The motion was duly seconded and carried. 



The Secretary appointed as the committee on the Chairman's address 

 Messrs. A. N. Judd, S. A. Pease, and E. Booth. 



The President appointed as the committee on the Governor's address, 

 Messrs. Edward Berwick, F. W. Crandall, and R. P. Cundiff. 



MR. BERWICK moved that the Chair appoint a committee of three 

 on resolutions. The motion was duly seconded and carried, and the 

 Chair appointed as such committee, Messrs. John Markley, James Mills, 

 and IT. P. Stabler. 



THE CHAIRMAN. Ladies and Gentlemen, we have Mr. Lownsdale, 

 representing the Willamette Valley, who will give us a paper on " Apple 

 Growing in the Willamette Valley." 



MR. LO WNSDALE. Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : For many 

 years I have stored up for myself the pleasure of attending some of 



