650 BOARD OF AGKICULTFRE. 



ANNUAL RErORT OF NOBLE COUNTY HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



This society has now completed its eighth year and numbers 400 

 enrolled members. It held meetings during the year 1904 at the home 

 of John D. Black in February; at the home of J. O. and Mrs. M. J. Good 

 in April; at Rome City with the Lagrange County Society in June; at the 

 home of J. C. Kimmell in August; at the- home of George D. Gaby in 

 November; at the home of John J. Forker in December. Five hundred 

 persons were in attendance at the June meeting and 300 at the November 

 meeting. We had an average attendance at all meetings of 200 persons. 

 At each meeting some live subject in horticulture, agriculture or economic 

 science was taken up and discussed. Occasionally the senices of some 

 speaker of prominence from a distance has been secured. Music, recita- 

 tions and readings by the young people have filled out our programs. 



The society dinners have formed a substantial attraction, enlarged our 

 attendance and added to our membership. The cash premiums offered at 

 its June, August and October meetings have served a good purpose. The 

 show of fruits, vegetables and flowers at these meetings have been ex- 

 ceptionally fine. 



A good average crop of fruit was grown here last year. An extra 

 crop of vegetables was gi-own, onions forming-the staple commercial crop. 



The society exhibited fruits at the Indiana State Fair, and fruits, 

 vegetables and flowers at the Kendallville Fair. We sent a delegate to 

 the annual meeting of State Horticultural Society and one to the meeting 

 of the State Board of Agriculture. 



The financial report shows receipts for the year of $476.00; expendi- 

 tures, $297.64, leaving a balance on hand of $178.42. Our last annual 

 report, of which 2,000 copies have been printed is a fifty-six-page book 

 with handsome cover— in style and finish a model of the printer's art. 



The following officers were elected for the year ensuing: J. C. Kim- 

 mell, Ligonier, president; Mrs. D. K. Hitchcock, Brimfield, vice-president; 

 John W. Moorhouse, Albion, secretary; William W. Carey. Albion, treas- 

 urer; Executive Committee— George D. Gaby, P. J. Stanley and C. L. W. 

 Harvey. 



JNO. W. MOORHOUSE. Secretary. 



