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fruit that have been sent to this office for identification, and of 

 new varieties for an opinion as to their probable value, has 

 greatly exceeded that of any previous year. 



Our experimental work requires thought and careful attention, 

 and the general correspondence of the Society is constantly in- 

 creasing. I refer to this only to show that the people of the 

 State are beginning to appreciate our work, and that we are 

 making progress. 



OUR RErOKTS. 



During the past two years, the demand for full sets of our 

 reports has been very large from Agricultural Colleges, Experi- 

 mental Stations, Scientific Associations and Public Libraries, 

 and it is to be regretted that we have been unable to comply 

 with these requests in full. 



When I took possession of the office, I only found from one 

 to a dozen copies of the first eight volumes, while of Volumes 

 XIV, XV and XVI there were from 200 to 300 each. I have, 

 therefore, been able to only furnish sets beginning with Vol- 

 ume IX. 



It is to be regretted that provision was not made early in 

 the life of the Society to preserve a certain number of each vol- 

 ume for contingencies of this kind. I found none of the reports 

 of our neighboring societies in the library, but now have on our 

 shelves all of these reports as far back as they can be procured. 



Since the last Annual Report the following orders have been 

 drawn on the Treasurer: 



Dec. 13, 1888— J. S. Browne, expense Board Meeting $ 13 SO 



" 13, " A. Bryant, expense Board Meetiug and cash ad- 

 vanced 15 75 



" 13, " H. M. Dunlap, expense Board Meeting 10 70 



" 13, '• F. I. Mann, expense Board Meeting 11 S3 



*' 13, " E. A. Riehl, expense Board Meeting 40 



*' 13, " Jacob Auer, premium 8 75 



" 13, " E. F. Babcock, premium 3 00 



13, " L. R. Bryant, premium 14 25 



13, " E. W. Bryant, premium 1 00 



13, " R. C. Berry, premium 3 50 



13, " J. J. Cart, premium 1 00 



13, " B. Buckman, premium 6 00 



" 13, " L. Hall, premium 75 



■" 13, " A. C. Hammond, balance due Secretary 264 09 



" 13, " W. R. Crain, premium 10 25 



■" 13, " S. F. Connor, premium 50 



■*« 13 " G. W. Endicott, premium 100 



■" 13, " J. T. Johnson, reporting 20 00 



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