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December 14. — A short speech on entomology by W. D. Mathews, 

 illustrated by case of insects. Voted to employ Mr. Mathews to give a 

 series of lectures on same subject. 



December 28. — A talk about fruit boxes. 



February 3, 1872.— The resolution chosen for discussion, at this 

 meeting, was. 



Resolved, That fruit-eating bird.s are enemies to the horticulturist, and ought to be 

 destroyed. 



The Society was about evenly divided upon the subject, and a very 

 interesting discussion was the result, the friends of the feathered tribe 

 coming off first best. The following resolution was adopted. 

 Resolved, That, in the economy of nature, birds are helpmates of man. 



February 10. — John Owen read an essay, defending the birds. A 

 discussion followed, in which the birds gained friends. 



Februarv 17 and 24, and March 2. — The subject of Grape-culture 

 was discussed, beginning with the planting of the vine, and extending 

 to the close of the third year after planting. 



March 9, 16, and 23. — The planting and cultivation of Apple Orch- 

 ards was the topic ; and several essays read upon it, and a list of apples 

 for cultivation, adopted.* 



April 27. — A short discussion on Pear-culture; followed by a dis- 

 tribution of seeds received from the Department of Agriculture. 



May 4. — Strawberry-culture, etc. 



May 18. — Vegetable gardening. 



May 25. — Culture and picking of Strawberries. 



December 9. — Election of officers. 



December 14. — A talk on Entomology, by W. D. Mathews, illus- 

 trated by a case of insects. The Society voted to engage Mr. Mathews 

 to give a series of lectures upon the same subject. 



December 28. — A talk about fruit boxes. 



W. H. Spurgeon, Cor. Sec. 



MORGAN COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Jacksonville, March 15, 1873. 

 O. B. Galusha, 



Dear Sir: — Yours asking for statistics is received. En- 

 closed find list of officers and committees of Morgan County Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



President — Prof. J. B. Turner. 



Vice-President — Hon. Ed. Scott. 



Secretary — A. L. Hay. 



Treasurer — Mrs. Kellogg. 



Editor and Cor. Sec.—^. W. Milligan. 



Librarian — Miss Catlin. 



* This list was not furnished for publication. — Ed. 



