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agriculture and horticulture, and know that there Is yet a great deal to learn, but feel con- 

 fident that I can render satisfactory service to any one desiring such services, where true 

 merit is considered. 



I regret that I cannot be with you at your meeting, as my means will not permit. Have 

 been longing for years to associate myself with your valuable organization, but circum- 

 stances has always prevented. Please read at your meeting. Anyone desiring to cor- 

 respond can address me as above. Very respectfully, 



A. F. Zeitinger. 



Editor Kansas City Journal: The Missoui'i State Horticultural Society is making a 

 magnificent display of fruits at the St. Louis exposition. This show is made in connection 

 with the display that Missouri made at the World's fair; all the .jars of fruits in liquid have 

 been examined, added to, and placed upon exhibition, making a grand show of itself In 

 addition to this, the Society has taken charge of and is making a fine display of fresh fruits 

 from some twenty-five or more counties of the State. One very large room is filed with this 

 display, which has been a continuous one for forty days and forty nights. 



Two hundred and fifty varieties of apples have already been shown, thirty- one of 

 pears, forty-three of grapes, seventeen of plums, and many more will be added before the 

 exposition closes. There are on the tables now, about 2000 plates of the finest apples that 

 can be grown anywhere, the specimens perfect and beautifully colored. This display is a 

 grand one and Is attracting a great deal of attention; it will bring buyers for our fruits and 

 settlers for our lands, and the results are already showing. It is a pai't of the work of the 

 Society to keep the advantages of our State for fruit-growing, prominently before the 

 people and assist them In its development when they do settle among us. All we ask of 

 them is to come and see to be convinced. L. A. Goodman, 



Secretary State Horticultural Society, Exposition building, St. Louis- 



Shannon Hotel, Castle Connell, County Limerick, Ireland, Nov. 3, 1894. 

 X,. A. Goodman, Esq., Secretary, etc. : 



Dear Sir— I would be glad to receive the favor from you, of such pamphlets as your 

 Society may have for distribution for general information to non-residents, regarding 

 American horticultural progress, about which many tourists and residents at this place 

 have been making Inquiry of me. 



I am from Kansas City, Missouri, staying here this winter for the benefit of my health. 

 I am, dear sir, respectfully your humble servant, 



fJOHN J. HOGAN, 



Bishop of Kansas City. 



CowGiLL, Caldwell County, Mo. 



You will meet this time under very favorable circumstances for our Society, as our 

 great fruit exhibition at the World's fair at Chicago, and also at the great St. Louis fair, is 

 fresh in the minds of all persons who saw our nice apples and other fruits. I am told they 

 were astonished at Missouri's fine display of apples and other fruits. 



The outlook is favorable for every person that will plant orchards, and take good care 

 of the trees after they are planted. If we do not do this, we had better not plant them; it 

 Is only time and money wasted. Let us all keep this important fact in our minds. The 

 borers and other Insects must be looked after. Such plant food as may be necessary for the 

 life of our trees must be supplied, such as barn-yard manure, lime, ashes, etc. 



Any good land that is suitable for corn will be a good place to sta^rt a young orchard. 

 Fertilizers will be required as the orchard gets older. 



Our cold winters and hot summers are very hard on trees if they are not started with 

 low heads, which will shade the trunks of the trees from the sun's heat in the winter and 

 summer. The south and southwest sides of trees are Injured in the winter by so much 

 alternate freezing and thawing on the south side of the trees, which sometimes destroys the 

 sap vessels or kills the tree on the south side, which makes a good place for the flat-head 

 borer. I used to shade my trees on the south side in the winter time by tying on that side a 

 small bunch or handful of corn fodder or long grass, flax, or anything that would answer 

 the purpose, and not make it so large that it would catch the wind, which would shake the 

 trees too much . ' I am glad to say that there is considerable interest manifested in the 

 planting of orchards here. A few are careful with their trees, whilst some are careless and 

 let the stock and borers have full sway, and after a while buy trees and try it again, while 

 our population is all the time increasing and will all want apples. Many years ago Horace 



