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making a bushel to hold as much as 2,550 cubic inches, a generous 

 heaping of the measure makes a pleased customer whether he be the 

 retailer or the consumer. Part of the price of our fruit is to be 

 spent in advertising at any rate and it is better to give this part to 

 the purchaser of our fruits than to invest it in the public prints, and 

 it is better advertising, too. 



An important section of the Lafean Bill requires that the name 

 of the grower, his address, and the name of the packer shall be put 

 on the package, and that if the box or barrel is repacked, the person 

 who repacks the fruit shall substitute his name for that of the origi- 

 nal packer. Thus, if contents of package are not as represented, the 

 person responsible can be readily ascertained. 



Poor packing is such short-sighted policy, that nothing in the 

 way of legislation ought to be necessary to correct it; but there are 

 in the fruit-growing- business, as in everv^ other business, persons 

 who are natural cheats, and legislation is as necessary to suppress 

 them as to protect the honest grower. The aim of this section is also 

 to protect the buyer of closed packages, as it is impossible to open 

 CA'ery package of fruit every time it changes ownership. 



I think it is good practice to give a well-heaped measure, and 

 I would not want to indorse any bill that has as one of its features 

 the restriction of the size of the measure. Give good measure and 

 good fruit and you have a satisfied customer; one Avho will come 

 back. You cannot lose him if you wanted to. He will take time and 

 trouble to find you. AMiat is more, he will tell his friends of your 

 good fruit, your well-filled package, good down to the bottom. 



^Ir. Lafean has been criticised as a man w^ho knows nothing 

 about apples. It was claimed that ^Ir. Porter knew nothing about 

 the Porter Bill. Congress is not composed of experts in all subjects 

 and we do not expect any member to know all about apples. Some 

 representative body must legislate. AVe cannot wait for experts. I 

 think the bill should receive our hearty support. Xo one thinks the 

 present bill is perfect, but all legislation begins in imperfection. It 

 must first be passed, then tried, and if necessary be remodeled. Fi- 

 nally it will be found to reach the end desired, and to accomplish the 

 desired result. 



One characteristic of the Association is the good fellowship 

 existing among its members, and I believe that the}- try to extend it 

 to the stranger. AA'e try to make him one of us. Several times at 

 least Ave have been able to have a man repeat his visit. I extend 

 the welcome of the society to all who are with us or coming to later 

 sessions. AA'e expect to enjoy your presence. have had a num- 



ber of visitors and we have yet to hear the unfriendly or unkind 

 word. 



A pleasing incident of the apple harvest time was the visit to 

 the Adams County orchards of a part of the Horticultural section of 

 the School of Agriculture of the Pennsylvania State College. About 

 twenty students accompanied by Professors Ralph L. ^^'atts and W. 

 T. Wright of the Department of Horticulture. This visit was good 

 for us and I am as certainly sure that it was good for the yoimg 

 men. Professor AA'atts is a ratthng good instructor and kept the 

 wits of his boys constantly on the jump to observe the difirerent 

 phases of the fruit-growing business as they presented themselves. 



