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Mr. Nelson — I know a man who plants in rows three feet, by one 

 foot in the row — cultivates the next season — the next year he pulls out 

 weeds, and then lets the runners take the ground. After he has gathered 

 the crop, he plows up the old row, and rolls the land ; the next year he 

 gets a good crop from the new plants, and after harvest goes through the 

 same operation. 



Mr. HAM^roND, Warsaw — I have settled down upon the Wilson as 

 the best strawberry. I cultivate in rows and have obtained the best re- 

 sults from top-dressing with barn-yard manure ; I think it is just as good 

 as any of the special fertilizers. 



Mr. Westgate — When I undertook to grow strawberries I started 

 my patch thirty inches by twelve inches, let them remain two years, and 

 then practiced the renewal system and I like it. 



Mr. Scofield — I move we adjourn. Motion carried. 



SECOND DAY. 



MORNING SESSION. 



President Starr in the chair. Meeting opened with prayer by 

 Rev. I. S. Mahan. 



The Secretary exhibited a volume of colored plates of Fruits and 

 Flowers, which had just come to his hand as a present to the Society, 

 from the artist, Mr. William H. Prestelle, of Bloomington, 111. 



On motion of Mr. Earlc the thanks of the Society were unanimously 

 given to Mr. Prestelle for his beautiful present. 



The regular order of business was taken up. 



The President calling for Mr. Daggy's report, Mr. Elias Daggy, 

 Vice-President in the Fourth District, then presented the following 



REPORT OF THE FOURTH HORTICULTURAL DISTRICT. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen : 



I have endeavored to act upon the suggestions made at our last 

 meeting, on the subject of condensing reports as far as may be possible 

 not to destroy their value. 



I am compelled however to re))ort each county independently — in- 

 stead of giving a synopsis of the various subjects reported upon — on 

 account of the tardiness of correspondents, as most of the counties still 

 remain to be heard from. 



