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on the Hudson. It is a question in my mind whether it would 

 not be a good thing for a portion of our organization to go 

 down and see the Irondequoit people work at a time when they 

 are busy. The question is, would it not bring us closer to- 

 gether to go to Long Island, Syracuse, Utica, Rochester, South 

 Shore? 



President Greffrath : Speaking of these midseason 

 meetings, why would it not be good to have several of these, 

 to have a vegetable gardeners' meeting in such places as 

 Irondequoit, where the business is carried on very extensive- 

 ly? Then, for all those members who are interested in that 

 particular line of work, it would be very interesting to go 

 there if it was carried on in an educational line. I would like 

 to attend the meeting with some man who is engaged in grow- 

 ing muck crops in some other section. We get new ideas. 



Mr. Cook: I think that would be quite a good scheme 



Mr. Bonney : The trouble is, when those fellows are busy, 

 we are bifsy. Could we get enough out? Is there really 

 enough interest in this organization for men to give up their 

 work for a day or two and attend such a meeting? 



President Greffrath : If you knew that you were going 

 to some place where a man was interested in growing the 

 same crops you were, that there were men there that were 

 posted on diseases that attacked a certain crop, would you not 

 attend? 



Mr. Bonney: I certainly would. I think this, too. As 

 soon as we have offered the invitation to the potato men to 

 come into this organization or affiliate with us, it might have 

 a mighty good effect to go down and see those people, for in- 

 stance, on Long Island. 



Mr. Hay : Your idea was, for example, to have the green- 

 house men have a meeting by themselves and the muck men 

 by themselves? 



President Greffrath: That would be my idea, because 

 a greenhouse man would not be particularly interested to come 

 to the muck man's place. 



