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TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS 



May, 24. 1SS9, By cash, C. X. Dennis No. of order, 68 $14 40 



July 13, " " A. C. Hammond " " 77 v 200 00 



Aug. 8, " " M. Crawford & Sons " " 80 24 72 



Sept. 28, " " J. S. Browne " " S0)£ 30 77 



" " " J. S. Browne " " 81 10 10 



" " " A. C. Hammond " " 84 20 65 



" " " A. C. Hammond _... " " 82 88 55 



" " " A. C. Hammond " " 86 10 50 



" " " Phil Dallam " " 79 12 50 



Oct. 7, " " A. Bryant " " 85 8 00 



" " " A. Bryant " " 83 10 10 



Nov. 2, " " A. G. Tuttle " " 15 00 



J. S. Harris " " 87 10 00 



Elhvanger & Barry " " 89 18 66- 



Nov. 9, " " H.N.Lewis " " 90 50 00 



Total $3,778.93 $2,639.96- 



Balance $1,138.97 



Respectfully submitted, 



H. K. Vickroy, Treasurer. 



REPORT ON FARMERS' KITCHEN GARDEN. 



BY J. M. PEAK SON, GODFREY. 



Mr. President and Members of the Illinois /State Horticultural 

 Society : 



One year ago, I took occasion to say a few words about the 

 "Farmers' Kitchen Garden." I did not say much, but, I sup- 

 pose, because I did not say it very well, your Society has very 

 kindly given me another chance, vainly hoping that I might 

 improve. I, too, have had another year's experience, and it has 

 been very satisfactory. Although none of you doubt it, I wish 

 to say a few words to prove that, of all things to be had on a 

 farm, the "Kitchen Garden" is the one thing absolutely 

 essential. 



First — We all need one. 



Second — We all can have one. 



Third — It costs but little, and yet a farmer cannot, for love or 

 money, secure the delicious products, unless he grows them 

 himself. 



He may, as he needs, buy a horse, a cow, a bunch of steers, 

 or hogs, turkeys, chickens, ducks and geese. He cannot help 



