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We have many kinds of apples of fine quality, lacking, in fact, 

 but this hardiness to make them all that could be desired. Now 

 if we. can in anyway supply this requisite, we will secure at 

 once, better quality of fruit, and a greater variety than we can 

 hope to obtain from Hybrids or Russians for a long time to come, 

 if ever. 



Election of Offtcers. — The president called up the order 

 of business appointed for three o'clock, and the society proceeded 

 to the election of officeri'. Separate ballots were taken for each 

 office, and the following persons were elected to serve for the 

 coming year : 



J. .M. Smith, Green Bay, President. 



J. C. Plumb, Milton, Vice President. 



F. W. Case, Madison, Recordin'j Secretary. 



B. S. IToxie, Cooksville, Gorresponding Secretary. 



lion, M. Anderson, Pine BlufT, Treasurer. 



B. F. Adams, Madison, Superintendent. 



The following additional members of the executive committee 

 were elected ; those for the first, second, sixth, seventh and eighth 

 congressional districts by the representatives of the local societies 

 in those districts, the others by the State Society, as provided by 

 the constitution : 



1st Congressional Distr 

 2d Congressional Distr 

 3d Congressional Distr 

 4th Congressional Distr 

 5th Congressional Distr 

 6th Congressional Distr 



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7th Congressional Distr 



ict — George .1. Kellogg, of Janesville. 



ict — B. F. Adams, of Madison. 



ict — A. L. Hatch, of Ithaca. 



ict — .J. S. Stickney, of Wauwatosa. 



ict — Geo. C. Hill, of Rosendale. 



ict — D. Huntley, of Appleton. 



ict — Hon. A. A. Arnold, of Galesville. 



ict — W. Reynolds, of Green Bay. 

 The following were chosen to serve as a Committee of Obser- 

 vation each in their respective districts : 



1st District — J. S. Stickney, of Wauwatosa. 

 2d District — Geo. J. Kell.igg, of Janesville. 

 3d District — Geo. C. Hill, of Rosendale. 

 4th District — A. L. Hatch, of Ithaca. 



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8th Conojressional Distr 



