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A certain portion of this fund is to be used in experimental 

 work. Results in this direction are as yet not very apparent, as 

 the work was not begun until there was a prospect of getting 

 means to carry it on. 



We hope much good will come from this source, especially in 

 the testing of new fruits in the use of the different insecticides, 

 various methods of cultivation and many other matters that 

 need careful work and reliable records. The members of this- 

 Society can do much as individuals to help along this enterprise, 

 and I hope that each one will take a special interest in its work r 

 thus rendering its labors much more effective. 



Reports from the Secretary and directors of the different sta- 

 tions will be found in the forthcoming volume of Transactions. 



The work of the Ad-interim Committee has been very much 

 neglected in this district for the last few years. Rightly handled 

 this committee should be of great benefit to this Society in 

 working up the horticultural interest of this district. Could it 

 not also be a valuable assistant in the experimental work, look- 

 ing up new fruits and other matters of interest in horticulture? 



There will probably be a large increase in the number of 

 printed volumes of our reports this year. These reports are of 

 great value to any one who plants a tree or cultivates a garden. 

 These volumes should be thoroughly distributed among our peo- 

 ple and I hope that each member will consider it his duty to in- 

 duce at least one person to join our Society and get these valu- 

 able reports. 



But I must draw these remarks to a close. We have a full 

 program and should enter upon our regular work as soon as pos- 

 sible. There is a good prospect for a pleasant and profitable 

 meeting, and I have no doubt that our work will be agreeable 

 and interesting to all. 



Next in order was the election of officers for the ensuing year r 

 which was taken up and disposed of with the following result : 



President — A. Bryant, Princeton. 



First Vice-President — A. Dunning, Dunning. 



Second Vice-President — J. V. Cotta, Nursery. 



Third Vice-President — F. C. Johnson, Kishwaukee. 



Secretary — E. W. Graves, Sandwich. 



Treasurer — L. Woodard, Marengo. 



Mr. F. C. Johnson, of Kishwaukee, and Mr. Rice, of Rock- 

 ford, extended an invitation to the Society to hold its next meet- 

 ing at Rockford. On motion of Mr. Dunning, the President 

 and Secretary were instructed to locate the next meeting at Rock- 

 ford, provided they found on looking the matter up that the in- 



