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helpful. The programs have included papers by the leading 

 vegetable men of the country, and round table discussions 

 have provided a forum for the interchange of ideas and of 

 practical suggestions from all districts of the state, as well as 

 from without. The personal contact of grower with grower 

 proves of inestimable value as a broadening influence, and the 

 narratives of success in both lecture and round table and in 

 conversation prepare men to go home filled with new en- 

 thusiasm and a new determination to walk the way of pro- 

 gress. 



Annual Report. 



The proceedings of these meetings are recorded in the An- 

 nual Report, which speaks for itself. Thus is this wealth of 

 material made available to those who cannot attend the meet- 

 ings and for future reference. 



Seed Service. 



No phase of the work of the Association offers greater pos- 

 sibility of material benefit than the Seed Service. Desirable 

 sources of vegetable seed are sought out, whenever possible 

 directly from the producer, and are made available to mem- 

 bers through the committee in charge. The prices in most 

 cases are sufficiently low that the saving on a few ounces or 

 pounds repays a membership fee, though in some cases the 

 excellence of the strain and the extreme care exercised in its 

 production necessitate figures that appear high. However, 

 the price of seed is a small item in crop cost and may be al- 

 most neglected provided the quality is good. The Association 

 makes no guarantee, but the Seed Committee believes it has 

 found good strains. The service is broadening every year, 

 and there is a future for it. 



Information Service. 



The Information Service endeavors to aid growers in find- 

 ing the best publications that will be helpful to them in con- 

 nection with the subjects in which they are interested. A list 

 of available experiment station bulletins and of books on 

 vegetable subjects is published in each Report. See page 270. 



