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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
THE RELATION OF THE FLORIDA GROWERS AND SHIPPERS 
LEAGUE TO THE CITRUS CANKER WORK 
Lloyd S. Tenny, Orlando, Fla. 
In this paper Mr. Tenny outlined the 
relation of the League to the canker work 
up to the present time. As a state-wide 
organization of a protective nature, it was 
the natural thing that this work centered 
with the League until at least the state 
had provided the means for carrying on 
the work. 
The finances for carrying on the canker 
work by the State League have been se¬ 
cured largely by a committee, consisting 
of Mr. D. C. Gillett; Mr. J. C. Chase; Mr. 
L. D. Jones; Mr. Jefferson Thomas, and 
Mr. B. L. Hamner. The money 
that has been expended by the League 
has largely been used fov inspec¬ 
tion for canker throughout the state 
outside of Dade County. Only $1,600 
of the state money was contributed 
for the work in Dade county. The League 
has made a careful inspection on the East 
Coast north of Dade county, and several 
citrus canker infections were located in 
that district. The central part of the state 
has been inspected, and practically no 
infections have been found in that terri¬ 
tory. A good deal of money has been 
spent inspecting in West Florida, and 
upon the West Coast; and in that terri¬ 
tory some infections were found. The 
League has received for the canker eradi¬ 
cation work a total of $15,753.22. Up 
to April 1st, 1915, there had been a total 
of $14,912.07 expended, leaving a bal¬ 
ance on hand at that time of $841.15. 
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FLORIDA GROWERS AND 
SHIPPERS LEAGUE 
Lloyd S. Tenny, Secretary-Manager, Orlando, Fla. 
Mr. President , Ladies and Gentlemen : 
The past year has been one of great ac¬ 
tivity and great development for the Flo¬ 
rida Growers and Shippers League. Mat¬ 
ters of vital importance have arisen, and 
the necessity of maintaining such a pro¬ 
tective association as this has been proven 
beyond a doubt. The citrus and vegetable 
interests of the state have developed so 
greatly within recent years, and the prob¬ 
lems affecting every grower and shipper 
have become so numerous and of such 
great importance that it has become im¬ 
perative to maintain a strong organization 
to handle all such problems. 
ORGANIZATION. 
The League is governed by an Execu¬ 
tive Committee of nine people. For the 
purpose of selecting this committee, the 
state is divided into three geographical 
divisions: a northern district, which shall 
consist of all those counties lying north 
of Citrus, Sumter, Lake, Seminole and 
Brevard counties; a southern district, 
