STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 27 



of ninety-five millions of dollars as the annual value of our horti- 

 cultural products. They therefore have a commercial value as well 

 as grain, hay, beef and pork, and if the principal fruit-growing 

 States would undertake a work of this kind, it would afford both 

 growers and dealers a knowledge of the condition of the crop, where 

 it is short and where it is abundant, that would often save them 

 from serious loss. 



Since my last Annual Report the following orders have been 

 drawn on the Treasurer: 



Dec. 10, 1885— James T. Johnson, premium $ 60.OO 



Dec. 10, 1S85— K. W. Neil, premium li».00 



Dec. 10, 1885— W. R. Crane, premium 18.00 



Dec. 10, 1885— T. W. Thompson, premium 24 . 00 



Dec. 10, 1885- Geo. Gould, premium 20.00 



Dec. 10, 1885— A. C. Hammond, premium 40.00 



Dec. 10, 1885— J ules Charpentier, premium 5.00 



Dec. 10, 1885— L. Eedden, premium !».00 



Dec. 10, 1885— J. Webster & Son, premium 7 . 00 



Dec. 10, 1885— Jacob A.uer, premium 7 . 00 



Dec. 10, 1885— E. A. Riehl, premium 14 00 



Dec. 10, 1885— E. HoUister, premium 14 .00 



Dec. 10, 1885— J. S. Jirowne, premium o.OO 



Dec. 10, 1885—11. C. Berry, premium 2.00 



Dec, 10, 1885— S. E. Conner, premium 2.00 



Dec. 10, 1885— Dr. H. Schroeder, premium 3.00 



Dec. 10, 1885— B. Pullen, premium 1 . 00 



Dec. 10, 1885— B. E. Primm, premium 4.00 



Dec. 10, 1885— J. M. Pearsoi., expense of Board meeting and ex- 

 pense l)ill 23.75 



Dec. 10, 1885— £. A. liiehl, expense of Board Meeting 12.35 



Dec. 10, 1885— A. Bryant, expense of Board Meeting 14.. 3(5 



Dec. 10, 1885— J. S. Browne, expense of Board Meetmg 8.70 



Dec. 10, 1885— C. X. Dennis, expense of Board ^^eetiug 1G.55 



Dec. 10, 1885 — A. C. Hammond, expense of Board Meeting 12.60 



Dec. 10, 1885— T. J. Burrill, expense of Board Meeting 8.99 



Dec. 10, 1885— A. (;. Hammond, expense bill 3.90 



Dec. 10, 1885— Bessie M. Nash, reporting 20.00 



Dec. 10, 1885 — H. M. Dunlap, salary Assistant Secretary 25.00 



Dec. 10, 1885—11. K. Vickroy, commission 49.71 



Dec. 10, 1885— A. C. Hammond, salary and expense of Secretary's 



Office 220.91 



Dec. 10, 1885— H. M. Dunlap 10. 20 



Jan. 5, 1880— J. M. Pearson, expense of Board Meeting 15.05 



Jan 5, 1886— J. S. Browne, expense of Board Meetmg 13.25 



Amount carried forward .1^1,725.32 



