Standing Committees, 



07'chai'ds — Thomfis Lowry, Flora; Benjamin Buckman, Farmingdale; 

 S. G. Minkler, Oswego. 



Farmer's Kitchen Garden — J. M. Berry, Elvaston; J. M. Pearson; God- 

 frey; L. A. Budlong, Bowmansville. 



!Small Fruit for the Farmer's Garden for a family of six, Varieties, 

 Cultivation and Amount — J. Webster, Centralia; Ira Coe, Quincy; Wm. C. 

 Hazellon, Forest Grove. 



Grapes — A. H. Worthen, Warsaw; E. C. Hathaway, Ottawa; G. W. 

 Endicott, Villa Ridge. 



Experiment Station — What is being done, J. T. Johnson, Warsaw; 

 What can be done, Arthur Bryant, Princeton. 



Strawberries — Caleb Miller, Anna; J. S. Browne, Alton; J. G. Bubach, 

 Princeton. 



Stone Fruits — Caleb Miller, Anna; Jacob Freeze Jr., Coatsburg; R. W. 

 j^eil, Huey. 



Ornamental Planting — A. Dunning, Dunning. 



Forestry — G. W. Minier, Minier ; L. R. Bryant, Princeton; L. C. Francis, 

 Springiield. 



Floricultxire — Qi2kV\hSLgQ Floral Guild, Carthage; Montebello Floral 

 Society, Hamilton; Ladies Floral Society, Warsaw. 



Fruit Growing Combined with Farming — Wm. Jackson, Godfrey. 



Spraying Fruit Trees — L. R. Bryant, Princeton; J. G. Vaughan, Odin. 



New Orchard Fruits— W. R. Crain, Villa Ridge. 



New Small Fruits — H, K. Vickroy, Normal; D. J. Piper, Forreston. 



Nut Bearing Trees — Frot. T, J. Burrill, Champaign; G. W. Hilliard, 

 Brighton. 



Raspberries and Blackberries — P. E. Vandenburg, Jersey ville; H. R. 

 Cotta, Nursery. 



Fruit Blossoms — Prof. T. J. Burrill, Champaign. 



Top Working Fruit Trees — J. V. Cotta, Nursery. 



Little Things in Nature — Mrs. O. F. Berry, Carthage. 



Mistakes in Horticulture — A. L. Hay, Jacksonville. 



Necessity for Pollenizing the Grape — F. I. Mann, Oilman. 



How Shall the Fruit Grower Maintain the Fertility of his Soil — E. A. 

 Riehl. Alton. 



Relation of Bees to Horticulture — C. P. Dadant, Hamilton. 



Cultivating and Marketing Tomatoes and Sweet Potatoes — T. E. Good- 

 rich, Cobden. 



YOUNG PEOPLE'S SESSION. 



Flowering Shrubs for Garden and Laion—F. J. Heinl, Jacksonville. 



Influence of Flowers on the Home — Miss Emma Sanford, Warsaw; 

 Miss Lulu Hay, Jacksonville; Miss Mattie Cochrane, Hamilton. 



Young People on the Farm — Wm. Jackson Jr., Godfrey; Miss Lucy H. 

 Bryant, Princeton. 



The Children's Garden Pate/i —Edwin H. Riehl, Alton. 



The Secretary was instructed to add to this list of young people 

 as may seem best. He would therefore be pleased to correspond with 

 some of our young ladies and gentlemen who are interested in rural 

 affairs, and are willing to prepare papers for this occasion. 



