AsBoriatton attb tta linrk 



The first question asked by a person who hears of an or- 

 ganization with which he is unfamiliar is, ''What is it and 

 what does it do?" 



The New York State Vegetable Growers' Association w^as 

 organized in 1911 at a meeting called for the purpose by 

 seventeen representative vegetable growers from different 

 sections of the state. The object was stated thus: 



'The object of this Association shall be to organize and 

 federate the interests of those engaged in vegetable growing 

 to the end that larger crops of constantly improving quality 

 may be grown and marketed with increased profit." 



The policy of the society has been conservative rather than 

 radical, and its growth has been moderate, though steady and 

 substantial. A higher membership fee than is common, two 

 dollars annually, perhaps limits the numbers to some extent, 

 but insures a real interest on the part of those who are en- 

 listed. The chief usefulness of the Association lies in its aim 

 to unite in a body of state-wide and powerful influence the 

 men who are engaged in the commercial production of veget- 

 ables. While many thousands are eligible, the present mem- 

 bership includes representatives of every important produc- 

 ing district in the state. This wide distribution enables the 

 Association to secure attention and favorable consideration 

 for its needs from legislature, commissions of various sorts^ 

 and institutions which are engaged in the discovery and dis- 

 semination of valuable information. Thus has our society's 

 weight been felt in relation to marketing legislation, the im- 

 provement of state fair conditions, the movement for better 

 government crop reports for vegetable men, and in other ^ 

 directions. 



Annual Meeting. 



The annual meetings at Ithaca, under the cooperation of 

 the New York State College of Agriculture, have proved most 



