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Mr. Evans — There is a gentleman in this house who has done 

 more good to the Stale than the 8100,000 spent by our Station, and 

 more than the Station has accomplished in all its experiments. 



Sam. Miller — I am more willing- to be taught than ever. I am not 

 one who knows it all, but think our Experiment Station is failing in its 

 duty. We have a hundred men in the State doing more than our 

 Station. 



Mr. liothwell, of Moberly— The JJoard of Curators of the State 

 University consists of nine members, not more than one from any con- 

 gressional district. They appoint tbree of their number as an Execu- 

 tive committee to do most of the business. This committee requested 

 me to visit you. I am here to express their wishes for the progress 

 of this Society. If I could bring them to this hall to see this beautiful 

 sight, I am sure they would realize that you are doing much for the 

 development of our great State. I want to shake hands with you and 

 your officers. We should be better acquainted ; I think we should 

 watch our officers ; if they are honest it will keep them industrious and 

 vigilant. I am going to ask you to appoint a committee to meet with 

 the full Board on the 20th of this month. Let us work together, en- 

 thuse together, and look iato the tinances. Advise with us, counsel 

 with us, direct with us, and lead the way. In the past many discov- 

 eries were made by accident, but we can't wait for accidents now. 

 What the world needs we must bring to pass. I stand before farmers 

 and fruit-growers. I am a lawyer, and am proud of my profession, but 

 my ancestors for many generations were farmers. We don't live on 

 hog, beef, nor chickens alone, but fruit — God's bounty from the garden 

 of Eden. Let us work together for the good of our great and growing 

 State. 



L. A. Goodman — I believe the best time for this Society to visit 

 Columbia will be next summer when the strawberries are ripe. 



Music by quartette. 



THURi^DAY, December 8 — 9 a. m. 



The following letters were read by the Secretary : 



Medford, Ork., May 7, 1892. 



Dear Sir— 1 learn that you are a partner of the Olden Fruit Co. Will you 

 kindly furnish me with some horticultural statistics of the State as well as of the 

 Ozark belt. 



While this is a fair country for fruit, it is by no means what it is said to be ; 

 and owing to late frost, there will be few peaches here this season. The seasons 

 are extremely variable : last year, fearfully hot ; in 1890, very dry, and just now 

 a cold wind blowing, with a lot of rain last week. 



