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passed to hold it during the week when other agricultural societies met 

 here in the city in connection with the State Board, and found a diffi- 

 culty in getting a convenient place to meet. I think that early in De- 

 cember suits most of our people better than any other time. 



Mr. Flick: I would move that section 8 of the by-laws be so amended 

 as to read the "lirst Wednesday after the first Monday in December." 

 It now reads January. 



Mr. Swaim: I support the motion. 



Motion carried, and the by-laws were so changed. 



Mr. Hobbs: We will now have a repert from Mr. Burton, Superin- 

 tendent of the Experimental Orchard. 



REPORT ON EXPERIMENTAL ORCHARD. 



BY THE SUPERINTENDENT, JOE A. BURTON. 



The growth of trees in both variety and top worker plots have been 

 good. The seedlings were much retarded by the repeated attacks of the 

 leaf roller. They are now set in rows nine feet wide by three to four feet 

 in row. 



There are seedlings from Grimes 50 



There are seedlings from Ben Davis 166 



There are seedlings from Salome 14 



There are seedlings from Rome Beauty 139 



There are seedlings from Winesap 444 



There are seedlings from Winesap and Grimes mixed 92 



There are seedlings from Kansas Keeper 50 



There are seedlings from Mann 14 



The following seedlings have been top worked: 



Winesap H 



Grimes 2 



Salome 2 



Rome Beauty , 10 



Ben Davis 10 



Genet pollenized by Ben Davis 3 



Total number of seedlings 1,007 



Lost in top working: 



Winesap 6 



Rome Beauty 3 



Ben Davis 2 



