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very many more packages than we had the year before. There 

 were a number of reasons for this, the most important probably 

 being the fact that in a good many sections at that time suitable 

 produce was not available. But we think that the exhibit was worth 

 while in teaching, in promulgating some ideas about marketing, 

 and in calling attention to our organization. I would like to know 

 what you think about that. Do you think those exhibits are worth 

 the effort? Financially, we have come out even or better. This 

 year we had quite a little surplus for the treasury. 



Mr. Priest : May I ask what your source of income is from those 

 exhibits."^ 



Mr. Work: An appropriation from the State Fair Commission — 

 $250 this last year. 



Mr. Priest: And what do your expense items consist in.^ 



Mr. Work: The expenses of attendance, materials for fixing up 

 the booth, and express. We think it is about as much as we can ask 

 of a man to supply the material, and we pay the express, so alto- 

 gether it came to about $150 this year. 



Mr. Priest: The more we can learn by those exhibits, the 

 more we are all going to benefit by them. 



PUBLICATION service 



Mr. Work: The next line of activity I will mention is the work 

 we have done in putting our members in touch with sources of in- 

 formation on vegetable subjects. Mr. Greiner, the chairman of 

 our Committee on Investigation, went to a great deal of trouble to 

 prepare a full list of bulletins that are available from the different 

 colleges. The list has been multigraphed and was sent to all of our 

 members. Those of our new members who have not received 

 copies can get them at the desk. We have had a number of responses 

 from those lists. Our office agreed to write to the experiment sta- 

 tions for different bulletins that were wanted, the advantage of this 

 being that we would get lists from our different members, would sort 

 them, and would write to the experiment stations for the bulletins 

 desired. We have felt that the work has been worth while. 

 (The complete list appears on page 215 of this report.) 



