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strawben-y plants for sale at extravagant prices. It is, however, the 

 result of conditions and has nothing to do with varieties, except that the 

 most prolific varieties are usually the best for fall fruiting. 



One very noticeable feature of the season was that the effect of the 

 freeze was less in the extreme northern part of the State, due undoubtedly 

 to the influence of the lakes. 



H. H. SWAIM, 

 Vice-President Thirteenth District. 



REPORTS OF LOCAL SOGIETIES, 1904. 



REPORT OF SECRETARY OF WAYNE COUNTY HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



To the Indiana Horticultural Society: 



I hereby submit this, my annual report of the Wayne County Agri- 

 cultural and Horticultural Society which is held in or near Richmond, 

 Indiana, on the second Saturday in each month. During a portion of the 

 year, these sessions are held in the horticultural room in the County 

 Court House, but the summer meetings are usually held at the home of 

 some of its mcml)ers or at some of the public parks. The annual dinner, 

 held in February, is one of the principal events of the year, and hundreds 

 of the members with their families partake of the bountiful repast 

 Premiums are- previously offered for best roast turkey, pigs, pork, ducks 

 and chickens, large cakes, pies, breads, doughnuts, etc., which are passed 

 upon by appointed committees before being placed on the dining-room 

 tables. 



At the summer outdoor meetings well-filled baskets are taken and the 

 day is pleasantly spent free from the cares of the home and its sur- 

 roimdings. 



OFFICERS FOR 190.S. 



President— Caleb W. King. 



Vice-President— Elim Osborn. 



Recording Secretary— Walter S. Ratliff. 



Treasurer— T. E. Ken worthy. 



Corresponding Secretary— Hon. .7. C. Ratliff. 



Executive Committee— Caleb W. King (ox officio). Hon. .Toseph C. Rat- 

 liff, .Teliu P. Norris. Eli .Ta.v. H.annah C. Grave, Mary Dickinson and Essie 

 Burgess. 



