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While there are no premiums to be awarded on apples, your com- 

 mittee cannot help referring to the very fine display of winter varieties 

 at this season of the year. 



Such perfect specimens as the Ben Davis, Wine-sap, Willow Twig, 

 Pearmain, Missouri Pippin, Jonathan, White Winter Pearmain, Pryor 

 Red and many others, over sixty varieties in all, speak of the good 

 work accomplished by the untiring efforts of this society. Your com- 

 mittee have to especially note the new and fine winter apple presented 

 for the first time by Geo. N. Requa, of Butler, Mo. 



It will certainly be a great and good acquisition to our already nu- 

 merous apple family, and it will be the province of this society to see 

 that it has a place in the list of good keepers. 



The new plum, Mariana, from Texas, is worthy of a place in our 

 fruit gardens for trial. 



Your committee would also note the fine plate of peaches displayed 

 by Mr. Sprague, of Butler, and last, but not least, the floral display, 

 the fine boquets donated by the ladies of Butler and Bates county, are 

 worthy of our highest praise, and speak volumes for them. 



J. W. KIDWELL, 

 JACOB FAITH, 



Committee. 



Meeting adjourned. 



