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dred or even twenty-live years a^o is to-day [)ut down as inferior. 

 The very foundation of our national government is based on the prin- 

 ciple of frequent changes and advancement. 



I would urge the (hanging of your jiriucijial ottiiers for several 

 reasons. First, because I believe that by putting new men at the 

 head of the association new life and energy would be brought into 

 the management, and a marked improvement would be the result. 

 Second, if it is a l)urdeji to perform the duties of these positions, and 

 I believe that in one sense it is, then we should all help to bear them, 

 and if there is any honor in holding a position of that kind, and I 

 think there is, then it is but right that the honors should be passed 

 arouml. 



Thanking you for your kind attention, and the very cordial 

 and earnest support that yon have given me while performing my 

 duties for the past year, I bid you an official farewell. 



LEN. SMALL, Secretary. 



TREASURER'S REPORT. 



RECEIPTS. 



Amount remainiuj,' in treasury December 1882 S 77.71 



Received in membershij) lees during the year 56.50 



Premium at agricultural fair 25.00 



Received of President, money remaining in his hands after 



paying for hall for State Horticultural Society 2. 15 



Sale of .strawberries at June meeting 4.20 



Total $165.56 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Dec. 9, 1882. To cash paid TT. S. Bloom, as secretary $ 10.00 



Feb. 10, 188?>. To cash i)aid Livingstun ct Shaw, printing 



cards 5.00 



April 14, 1SS;J. To cash paid Livingston & Shaw, printing 



pamphlet 5.70 



May 22, 1883. To cash jiaid Livingston l'c Shaw, i>rinting 



l)aniplil('t 5.70 



.Tune 16, 1883. To casli paid X. 1?. Pratt tor nails 25 



June 16,1883. Tocasli paid H.J. llanna. groceries I.SO 



June 16, 1883. To cash i)aid II. S. lihjom. work for Society. 3.00 



June Ki, 1883. To cash paid I. II. Hall. cream 1.50 



June 16, 18s;j. To cashjiaid L. E. Cuniiinghani. strawberries 2.72 

 June 16, 1883. To cash paid Mrs. (I. Decker, i)remium on 



on l(()U(iuets .50 



June 16, 1883. To cash paid II. Loring, premium on straw- 

 berries 2.00 



June 16, 1883. To cash i»aid E. Powell, premium on straw- 



l)erri('s 3.00 



June 16, 1883. To cash paid L. E. Cuniungham, premiums 



on strawherru'S 4.00 



June 16, 1883. To cash paid A. II. Burt, premium on roses, 2.00 



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