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Two documents: "Notice of the Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting of the New York State Fruit Testing Association, Inc". attached to a copy on onion skin paper of a letter from Wilbur P. McDonald, M. D. to Henry O. Bennett, Mgr. and John Einset, Sec.-Treas. New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, dated Sept., 17, 1956Context
Notice of the Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting of the New York State Fruit Testing Association, Inc.
The thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Fruit Testing Association will be held Thursday, September 20th, 1956 . . .
Our program is planned to give attending members an opportunity . . . . .
The business session and program of talks will begin at 10:00 a.m. . . .
Staff members of the Pomology Department at Geneva. . . .
The afternoon session, beginning at 2:00 p.m. will feature a large exhibit of varieties and new seedlings . . . and will be guided by various fruit specialist.
All members and their friends are cordially invited to attend . . . , sample and hear of the many newer seedlings and introductions.
Dues of $1.00 for the year 1956-57 are due September 1, 1956
Sincerely
John Einset, Sec.-Treas.
Henry O. Bennett, Mgr.
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September 17, 1956
Dear Sirs:
Enclosed are my dues for the year 1956-57.
I have not seen any mention in your catalogue of testing any melons by your association. However, I enclose the seeds of a melon I think has rare promise as a table melon here in the United States, . . . .
The seeds were obtained from a friend of a friend, and the melon originated, I understand in Turkey. The melon is a little larger than most Honeydews, has a two tone green rind which is rough with pointed ends. The meat is very thick. . . The meat is very tender . . . The flavor is similar to a Honeydew but is distinctly different. . . The few melons I was able to grow this year were spoiled by the drought . . . My soil is not sandy, is a windblown clay deposit, namely Loess soil. I would like for some interested party to grow these seeds.
Sincerely
Wilbur P. McDonald, M. D
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8.5" x 11"
