SUMMER MEETING. 87 



THE EXPERIMENT STATION. 



Oar interest as fruit-growers centers in the knowledge and informa- 

 tion we can get that will most correctly answer our questions and give 

 us facts and help us make a success of our fruit interests. The future 

 work of the Station depends upon the money that is given it, and the 

 line of work outlined and followed. We should be glad to see some of 

 the experiments stated that were suggested at the meeting at Trenton. 

 If some four substations could be organized to test fruits and report 

 to the center station at Columbia, then we would see a great improve- 

 ment in their experiments. 



Whilst it would not be possible for the substations to carry on 

 any scientific experiments, yet they would be of untold value in testing 

 varieties, using the different forms of fungicides and insecticides, dif- 

 ferent modes of culture and pruning, testing new tools and plans of 

 picking, packing and marketing. This can never be done unless the 

 Boards of Regents will set aside a certain sum of money for this depart- 

 ment to experiment with and give horticulture its due position at the 

 Station. The results obtained do not justify the stingy outlay thus far. 



OUR REPOBT. 



This has been in the hands of the State Printer since January 10, 

 and is just being finished. I expected to have them here for distribu- 

 tion, but they are not quite ready. This delay has been caused by the 

 two sessions of the Legislature, and it does seem too bad that it should 

 be so long delayed, when it might ha^e been ready in a month after 

 the copy was furnished. The report I feel justified in saying will be 

 equal to any the Society has sent oat, and embraces a list of "Trees 

 and Shrubs" of Missouri, prepared by B. F. Bush, Botanist, probably 

 the most complete or only complete list ever printed in our State. 



The "Report" is made up of our own experiences, observations, 

 discussions and papers ; and I am sure that every one of them is prac- 

 tical and of great value to the fruit-grower. While I can but feel proud 

 of our " Report," yet they are yours, and their value depends upon your 

 intelligence, your knowledge, your experience and your presenting 

 them. 



THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. 



Our display last year at St. Louis, in connection with the World's 

 Fair display, was surely a move in the right direction, and although a 

 very hard year to make a display, was yet one of the best we ever 

 made. You will see some photographs of the display on the walls, and 



