HISTORY. 



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Bonney, Chauncey West, C. H. Aldrich, and Paul Work. These 

 gentlemen met with Chairman Tuttle and Professor Craig, and 

 after three sessions, formulated a simple constitution and set of by- 

 laws, under which the work might go forward. Organization was 

 effected by the adoption of this constitution, which is still in force 

 unchanged, and by the election of the following officers: President, 

 C. R. White, Ionia; vice-president, M. H. Holmwood, Orchard Park; 

 secretary, Paul Work, Ithaca; treasurer, C. H. Aldrich, Mattituck. 

 Executive committee, President and secretary, ex-officio, Ezra A. 

 Tuttle, chairman, Eastport; G. M. Keller, Brighton; W. L. Bonney, 

 Batavia. 



A list of growers who became members at this time and of others 

 who were unable to be present, but who immediately gave their 

 support to the movement, is included in this report. The officers 

 at once began laying plans for the work of the Association, and since 

 that time progress, though sometimes slow, has been uninterrupted. 



It was felt at this time that it would be unwise for a state wide 

 organization to undertake the work of co-operative selling, concern- 

 ing which much was said, but that the work of the organization should 

 be primarily educational. Reference was made to the two great 

 horticultural societies of the state, and the hope was expressed that 

 the new society might hold a relation to vegetable growers somewhat 

 similar to that which these two organizations bear to the fruit men. 



ASSOCIATION WORK IN 1911 



The first year w^as devoted to building up a membership represent- 

 ing all the widely scattered producing sections of the state and all the 

 widely diverse interests of market gardeners, greenhouse men, 

 truckers, muck land growers, and in fact, of all vegetable producers. 



Under an appropriation from the New York State Fair Com- 

 mission, an exhibit of vegetables packed for market was made at the 

 State Fair at Syracuse. The wide variety of packages show^n offered 

 a splendid opportunity for comparison of the methods of different 

 sections of the state and of the country. It was a display of distinct 

 educational value, and it was at the same time most useful in attract- 

 ing attention to the newly organized association and to its work. 



ASSOCIATION WORK IN 1912 



The details of Association progress since the beginning of 1912 

 are best brought out in the proceedings of the meetings. Suffice it 



