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grounds, and to this room in particular. It will not take a very long time 

 for me to extend a welcome to you. We assume that you know you are 

 welcome to these grounds and buldings, because we are all citizens of the 

 state of Nebraska, and these buildings belong to you as much as to any of 

 us. 



There are particular reasons, however, why I am very glad to wel- 

 come you to the State Farm at this time. I feel that the work in horti- 

 culture in this state has made much advancements since the last time you 

 met in annual meeting here in this room. The Horticultural Society has 

 done some very good work during the past year, and in fact has all along 

 been doing a very good work, but it is not my purpose to hand a boquet 

 to the society. There are reasons enough around here why I need not do 

 that. One of the reasons is that I cannot do it well enough, and another 

 reason is that you all know as well and better than I do what you have 

 been doing. One of the reasons why I am particularly glad to wielcome 

 jou members of the Horticultural Society to the State Farm at this time 

 is that I want you to know more about the work we are doing here at 

 the farm. We have made some definite advancement along the lines 

 of horticulture in the past few years, and in this work our new men here 

 at the State Farm have had a large part of it. We have a new man here 

 in the landscape garden department; some of you have met him and some 

 of you have not. Some years ago there was only one person here who 

 was in full charge of the work in horticulture. Now there are five men 

 and they are giving their entire time to this work. Most of you know 

 Mr. Westgate, who is a member of this society. He has been added to the 

 force here at the farm, he is very much interested in the work of the 

 horticultural department and will be glad to show any of you around 

 whenever you have time to go with him. We have a new man, Mr. 

 Dunman, here in the landscape gardening department. I want all of you 

 men here to meet him and get acquainted with him. He is giving his en- 

 tire time to the beautifying of this campus and the whole grounds and 

 the campus down at the University in the city. We have several new 

 men here and you should get acquainted with all of them. 



I want to tell you also that in coming here for your annual meeting 

 that you are coming to an institution where horticultural instruction is 

 being given this year to more than five hundred students. About half of 

 that number are receiving instruction in the long course in the School 

 of Agriculture. Some are not receiving actual horticultural instruction 

 this year because the courses are not given this year. In the Summer 

 School, where we have a number of the shorter courses, many more are 

 registered.' Then too, as many of you already know, we have been carry- 

 ing on work in the orchards of this state; that is, spraying work. This 

 work has been dene in a number of counties, and includes some fourtenn 

 orchard in all. We fell that this work has been of much good to show 

 wliat can be done and also in keeping the orchards in good shape. And 

 this work where it has been done for a number of years is of much 

 benefit to the particular orchards in succeeding years. The benefit has 



