2oG STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



pies a total failure, also peaches and pears, on account of the late 



freeze ; but we live in hope for next year. Fruit is ^oing into winter 



quarters in fine shape, and peaches especially ; the bud of the peaches 



is not more than half as far on as it was one year ago, and apples are 



in good condition and full of buds for next year. In regard to our 



Society, it is small as yet, but we expect to have a good one by next 



year, as the farmers' institute that was held here this fall made the 



people think a little, and think that a Society was for the benefit of 



a community. Our Society meets the first Saturday in every month. 



Respectfully yours, 



W. F. Hoy, Secretary, 



R. C. Tucker, President. 



We here invite the State Society to hold one of its meetings for 



1895 in Farmington : 



■\Vhereas, St. Francois Horticultural Society desires to have the State Society hold 

 one of Its annual meetings of 1895 In Southeast Missouri; therefore, be It 



Resolved, That the Society, at Its annual meeting held December l, 4894, respectfully 

 requests the State Horticultural Society to hold one of its annual meetings at Farmington > 

 Missouri. R, C. Tucker, President. 



B. 0. McDaniel, Vice-President. 

 W. F. Hoy, Secretary. 



BUCHANAN COUNTY. 



St. Joseph, Mo., December 3, 1894. 

 L. A. G00DMA.N, Sec. Mo. State Hort. Soc: 



Dear Sir — The St. Joseph Horticultural Society is composed of 

 some of the best and most successful fruit-growers of Buchanan and 

 Andrew counties. The most of them are punctual in attendance, and 

 take great interest in our meetings. A few who, I suppose, have gradu" 

 ated in horticulture, for I never see them in our meetings. We meet 

 on last Saturday of each mouth. The officers are : J. H. Karnes, Presi- 

 dent ; D. A. Turner, Vice-President; H. D. Korp, Treasurer; J. 0. 

 Binder, Corresponding Secretary ; F. McCoun, Secretary. 



Respectfully submitted. 



F. McCouN, Secretary. 



OREGON COUNTY. 



The Oregon County Horticultural Society is the outgrowth of the 

 old Moark Horticultural Society. 



We found that the old Society was not doing what a number 

 of us thought that it should do. We disbanded the Moark Society 

 July 7, and elected the following officers : T. E. Taber, President ; P 



