REPORTS OF AUXILIARY SOCIETIES. 



HOLLAND COLONY FARMERS AND FRUIT-GROWERS' 



ASSOCIATION. 



PREPARED BY ISAAC MARSILJE, SEC'y. 



Agreeable to request, I herewith send you as much by way of report of our 

 Holland Colony Farmers and Fruit-growers' Association as I am able to give. 

 During the year about to close four meetings have been held, at which meet- 

 ings informal discussions took place on topics pertaining to fruit culture, and 

 as to the best way of giving a public exhibition of fruit, farm produce, and 

 stock, in order to get our people interested in movements to improve in their 

 several branches of husbandry. "We find it hard work to draw out our older 

 class, but have hopes for the "coming farmer," the younger people taking 

 hold with some interest, which, however, is not much encouraged by the 

 parents, because the interest is by them not seen. We have not had any essays 

 thus far, so that I cannot send you anything in this line ; we are as yet in our 

 infancy, and laboring at a disadvantage, so that a very fast growth cannot be 

 expected of us. At our annual meeting, held December 25, 1880, the attend- 

 ance was fair. Our Treasurer reported $11.08 in the treasury. The following 

 officers were elected for the ensuing year : For President, Chas. A. Dutton ; 

 for Vice Presidents, Gerrit Rooks, K. Lahnis, Geert. S. de Wit, R. Van 

 Twaluwenburg, Fred. L. Souter, and C. H. Joldersma; for Secretary, Isaac 

 Marsilje ; for Treasurer, Arend Visscher. 



I also enclose list of members. Those marked with a * pay but 50 cents 

 membership fee and do not draw report from State Society. 



LIST OF MEMBERS. 



C. A. Dutton, Thomas S. Purdy, Fred. L. Souter, Isaac Marsilje, John 

 Lahnis, Geo. H. Souter, K. Lahnis, Auke Bosnia, H. D. Post, Arend Visscher, 

 Gerrit Rooks, Bastiaan Rosbach, Harm Lucas, R. Van Twaluwenburg, G. S. 

 de Witt, John Kamper, Jan Ulberg, G. J. Hekhnis, J. D. Bloemers, W. W. 

 Arthur, G. Van den Beldt, Gerrit J. Hesselink, T. W. Venhuizen*, Teunis 

 Keppel, A. M. Kauters, Ben. Lahnis*, H. Van Eyh, C. H. Joldersma*. 



