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success there was remarkable ; in fact greater than that of any other 

 State in the union. This brought our State and fruits into notice more 

 than any other one thing, I believe, and to day we are reaping some of 

 tne benefits by the score of buyers all over our State. 



Our next show of fruit was at Grand Rapids, and there the atten- 

 tion of those wishing to buy apples was most certainly attracted. 

 More than a dozen apple buyers and packers were continually plying 

 me with questions about where to buy, and I am sure that I speak 

 within the limits when I say that a score of apple buyers came to Mis- 

 souri as a result of that show of fruits ; so that the money expended 

 for this exhibit was returned to the State a thousand fold. 



A display of fruits was also made at St. Louis, and probably the 

 best collection of fruits were there shown that had ever been seen at 

 the St. Louis fair. These exhibits, with others, have brought our so- 

 ciety into notice much more prominently than any other one thing 

 could have done, and in doing so has brought out a number of good 

 workers all through our State. 



In making these exhibits your secretary has to acknowledge many 

 favors from members and especially our county societies in their gen- 

 erous assistance in these displays. They have all been a help to the 

 society and I believe have helped themselves very materially also. 



We have started in the right direction and all we need is earnest, 

 hearty, united effort and we will show our sister States that Missouri 

 has a society equal to any in the land. 



Since our June report, which was given at our June meeting, we 

 had an August report, and that report has been fully justified in its 

 predictions. 



The crop of apples has been good only in some very favored places, 

 and there they have been very profitable. Some of the older parts of 

 the State they have been very poor indeed, and in the newer portions 

 they have been very good indeed. 



Peaches have only been a success in the southern part of the State, 

 on the Ozark Mountains and on the southern slope. 



In this report a list of fruits adauted to each county was desired. 

 They were given in many instances and will appear in their appropri- 

 ate place. 



STATISTICS. 



The need of statistics of the amount of fruit grown in our State 

 seems imperative, and, if possible, some arrangement should be made 

 with the State Board of Agriculture to get them. 



