EDITORIAL NOTE. 



The question is often raised whether reports of associations 

 really accomplish a great deal. Are they read and is the 

 material of real value? It was proposed at the 1914 meet- 

 ing that our Report be not printed for a year and that the 

 papers be combined in a later volume. This suggestion drew 

 forth a wave of protest which made it clear that the previous 

 work had been appreciated by the members. Moreover, 

 some fifty copies have been sold to non-members, almost all 

 outside of our home state. 



The value of such a volume to the individual depends 

 largely upon himself. The material represents the actual 

 experience of the most successful commercial producers and 

 the suggestions of investigators and teachers who have been 

 devoting their whole time to the advancement of the veget- 

 able industry. It is probable that only an occasional para- 

 graph will be of actual money value to any one individual, 

 but time and again do we hear of growers who have found 

 within the pages of the Report suggestions that have been 

 worth many dollars to them. 



The material is rendered accessible by the insertion of 

 many sub-heads and by including a complete index with 

 many cross references. 



