Vermont State Horticultural Society 15 



Nov. 31 — By warrant No. 50, to Burlington Printing and 



Bookbinding Co i 25 



Nov. 8 — By warrant No. 51, to H. K. Brooks for travel 



and hotel expenses 4 28 



Nov. 8 — By warrant No. 52, to S. S. Ballard for travel and 



hotel expenses 3 64 



By Warrant No. 53, to W. Stuart, salary 50 00 



Nov. 8 — By warrant No. D. C. Hicks for travel and 



hotel expenses 5 65 



$389 34 

 Cash on hand 138 16 



$527 50 



RE;cE;ip'rs 01" ve;rmont static iroR'ricui,TURAL society for 1905. 



Feb. 9 — By balance $500 00 



Feb. 1 5 — By dues 19 00 



Nov. 8 — By dues 8 50 



$527 50 

 Respectfully submitted, 



A"^ M. VAUGHAN, 



Treasurer, 



REPORT OF COUNTY VICE-PRESIDENTS. 



A, H. HIIvL, GRAND ISLE) COUNTY. 



There has been a great neglect of spraying in our county this 

 last year, I am sorry to say, and among farmers, too, who have 

 had the benefit of the experiments here at the Experiment 

 Station, and the experiments that have been conducted in the 

 different towns, and I have come to the conclusion that they think 

 spraying doesn't pay. I think if they would take the pains to 

 do a little spraying in their own individual orchards and on their 

 own responsibility they would find that spraying docs pay. I 

 have noticed in two towns, especially, there has been backsliding 

 in spraying, and now I can see the effects of it. There has been 

 neglect of some of the older trees in my town and county; there 

 are lots of old orchards that are neglected ; with proper cultiva- 



