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AMERICAN POMOEOGICAL SOCIETY 
We have produced many new apples, peaches and prunes of promise; 
and though not yet fully tested or reported to the fruit world, they will 
be heard of later. 
Our newer commercial interests are centered in hundreds of acres of 
Persian walnuts, principally the Franquette and Mayette varieties, now 
producing the home supply and more. The trees bear enormously, and 
the nuts are of highest quality. This promises to be, in the near future, a 
leading industry. 
We are growing hundreds of acres of Loganberries, and setting more; 
exporting carloads of the dried product, and the bottled juice, both of 
which are much sought after in our eastern markets. This is proving to be 
a lucrative and growing feature of our fruit interests. 
We believe (the State Horticultural Society has been a large factor in 
the high standard of Horticulture in Oregon. This society, now in its 
twenty-seventh year, has been a most harmonious working organization. 
For twenty years the writer was President, by unanimous vote; for twelve 
years Professor E. R. Lake was unanimously elected Secretary and Treas- 
urer. To Professor Lake’s organizing genius and efficient services, we 
owe our interesting and successful meetings. Popular interest; creditable 
fruit displays; valuable papers; spirited discussions and a fine esprit de corps, 
were features of our quarterly meetings, held in the different fruit sections 
of the state. Our College Professor Lake, botanist, forester, orchardist, 
was a valuable man for Oregon. The government found it out and took him 
away from us, made him a Government Pomologist, and you, ladies, and 
gentlemen, have wisely made him your Secretary; you cannot do better; 
keep him with you. 
These splendid achievements with the fruit product, have not come to 
us as gifts. We have learned in the dear school of experience that success 
means work, — brawn and brain work. Much has been said about over- 
production; we believe there is yet room and will be for intelligent fruit 
growers, such as will plant the right thing in the right place; take proper 
care of the trees when growing; prune properly; thin properly when in 
bearing; pick at the right stage of ripeness; fight all damaging insect 
pests and fungi with the best implements, insecticides and fungicides) to 
be had; pack carefully in clean, attractive packages, and otherwise use all 
the intelligence they have in their business; 
