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FARINA AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



In accordance with the general invitation for liorticnltural and agricultural societies 

 to report to the State Society, the Society at Farina reports as follows : 



Date of orfirniuzatioii, Xoveniber 2Isl, ISiiS. Meetings lieUl twice ;i moutli. officers elected senii- 

 iiuimally . Tlie luenibers are nearly all fanners and fruit-growers, and the discussions enilirace Uotli 

 subjects. Meetings well attended, and considerable interest manifested. ;!\Iany orchards are being 

 planted out, and small fruits increasing rapidly. 



LIST OF OFFK.'ERS. 



PnEsiDEXT— O. 15. Irish. 



Vice Puesident— Jas. Greennuin. 



REroiiDiXG Secketary— Wm. B. Irish. 



COliUESl'ONDIXU SECliETARY— E. W. Irish. 



TREASfHEH— Jas. Clawson. 



DiRECTORs-L. Dunham, A. S. Coon, D. P. Marsh. K. W. IRISH. 



MACOUPIN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



This Society was organized March , ISG'J . 



offic:ers. 



President— Geo. H. Holliday, Carlinville. 

 Vice President— Henry W. Burton, Carlinville. 

 Secretary— George Hunter, Carlinville. 

 TREASruER— Milo Graham, Carlinville. 



MORGAN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



The Society was founded and held its first exhibition on Independence Day, .July 

 5th, 1869. There was an excellent display of fruits, flowers, and vegctaljles, and all 

 visitors were well pleased. It was held in Music Hall, free, and no premiums were 

 given. 



Since then the Society held its fall exhibition, September 10th and 11th, in the new 

 court-house, which was pronoiinced the ' ' tinest horticultural display ever witnessed 

 in Morgan county." It was largely attended by visitors, who were highly pleased, 

 and quite a snug amount of cash was taken at the door, besides about one hundred 

 membership tickets which have been sold, leaving a nice balance in the Treasurer's 

 hands. At tliis exhibition premiums were given in cash, pruning shears and knives, 

 hyacinth glasses, hanging baskets, and simihir articles. 



