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and business men of all kinds who feel the need of exercise out of doors. He 

 spoke in terms of the highest praise of the plan at the Agricultural College of 

 combining labor with study. 



Mr. B. S. Holly gave a report of the fruit exhibit at the Barry County Fair, 

 making the usual criticism of our fairs, viz : careless labeling, and poor 

 arrangement. 



A report of the flowers at the county fair was read by Miss Jessie Barnum. 



In the discussion which followed these reports, Mr. Ornick took strong 

 grounds that the name of the exhibitor should be attached to the article ex- 

 hibited, that one desiring to purchase or inquire as to details may know where 

 to find the owner. 



A very interesting essay was read by Mrs. Joel St. John on "Preparation of 

 Plants for Winter Flowering." It consisted mainly in directions for inducing 

 flowering during the winter season. Much the same has been printed from 

 time to time in the reports, and no extracts are made. 



Several experiments are being made this winter in methods of keeping apples, 

 owing to a discussion of the subject at this meeting. Probably most of them 

 will prove disastrous. Mr. St. John keeps apples in shallow boxes, holding 

 two bushels, stacked in the cellar one above another. He says they keep well. 

 One vital point in his practice is the careful sorting of his apples into three 

 grades, the fruit being put up as described, and the other low grades are usually 

 given as a thank-offering to the pigs. 



At the annual meeting the following officers were elected : 



President — Ira Stowell. 



Vice President — B. S. Holly. 



Secretary — Eugene Davenport. 



Treasurer — Jesse Jordan. 



Most of this meeting was devoted to discussing topics of general farming. 

 Mrs. Joel St. John read an admirable essay on "Household Economy," deal- 

 ing especially with the proper cooking of vegetables, and use of fruits. Through 

 oversight the paper was not secured, and extracts are impossible. The author, 

 however, made some substantial criticisms on the careless and tasteless manner 

 in which both fruit and vegetables are often found on the farmer's table. 



LIST OF MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, 18S0. 



Ira Stowell, B. S. Holly, Jesse Jordan, Rev. J. F. Ornick, E. P. Barnum, 

 C. E. Ingerson, R. Christian, Joel St. John, E. J. Nash, Eugene Davenport, 

 Mrs. Joel St. John, Ella Barnum, Jessie Barnum, Mrs. Holly, Emily Holmes, 

 John Lee. All residents of Woodland. 



