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80 much loving affection as Miss Murtfeldt, and her paper will stand 

 on the records as one of the best. 



Mr. Tippin, of Greene county, read a paper, "By their fruits ye 

 shall know them." Mr. Lamm on "Local Society'^" exhibits." The 

 latter brought Mr. Goodman to his feet to speak of the remarkable ex- 

 hibit made by the enterprising people of Pettis county, Mo., at Sedalia. 

 Mr. Atwood, editor of the "Southwest," Springfield, Mo,, read a paper 

 on "Transportation." Mr. Gardner led the discussion and insisted 

 that the men engaged in farm industries should combine and cooper- 

 ate much as other industries do, which brought Mr. Rice forward with 

 an exhaustive practical and business-like address on the question of 

 co-operation among fruit-shippers. He had very little faith evidently 

 in the all pull-one way faculty of farmers of any kind, and felt that 

 every man would suspect every other of being for himself tirst and 

 other members afterward. This question of cooperation, however, is 

 one that must have more thought than it has yet secured, and we see 

 no reason why it is not both practical and feasible. 



G. B. Lamm moved that the Committee on Education be made one 

 of the standing committees. Prof. H. J. Waters made an admirable 

 and telling address on the work of the Agricultural College, and fully 

 convinced his audience that he was heart and soul in the work, and 

 that, if it did not prove a success, it would not be his fault. Miss 

 Emma Lindsay, of Springfield, read a very interesting paper on "Land 

 Ownership." Mr. Goodman read a paper by G. W. Hopkins on "Grow- 

 ing Small Fruits." 



FRUIT SHOW AT NEOSHO. 



One of the most interesting features of the State Horticultural 

 Society's annual meeting was the great show of fruits made by mem- 

 bers present and county societies contiguous to the place of meeting. 

 It was estimated that there were not less than a thousand plates of 

 the handsomest apples ever exhibited at a State meeting. A separate 

 room on the square had been secured for it and hundreds of the citi- 

 zens flocked to and admired it. Mr. Goodman had carefully saved and 

 shipped much of the best from that 'exhibited at the St. Louis Exposi- 

 tion, which added immeasurably to the attractiveness of the display 

 and the fine quality of fruits shown. There were also fine exhibits 

 from Thayer, West Plains, Springfield, Parkville, Lebanon, Sarcoxie, 

 Bentonville, Ark., and other places. 



An interesting display was made by James H. Bailey, of Mesilla, 

 lifew Mexico, consisting of apples, Japanese persimmons, raisins, grains, 



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