'-'BRARV 



NEW york: 



BOTANICAL 



GARDEN 



Office of the State Board of Agriculture, 

 Sacramento, Cal., October 22, 1901. 



To the Hon. Henry T. Gage, Governor of California: 



Sir: As required by law, we submit to you this, the annual report of 

 the transactions of the California State Agricultural Society for the 

 year ending February 1, 1901. 



Owing to a vacancy in the office of Secretary for several months 

 prior to July 1, 1901, much of the matter usually contained in our 

 report is omitted. We have included herein and transmit herewith, 

 however, a number of articles upon important agricultural and indus- 

 trial topics by qualified authorities. 



Such necessary statistics and information as are omitted from this 

 report will be incorporated and included in our forthcoming report for 

 the year ending February 1, 1902, which is now in course of preparation. 

 Very respectfully submitted, 



A. B. SPRECKELS, 



GEORGE W. JACKSON, President. 



Secretary. 



