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this plan. The Mercer county society expressed their appreciation of the 

 state society holding its annual meeting at Princeton on their invitation. 



Audrain county society was reported by Mr. Peyton as being 

 alive yet, but not as active as they could wish. He thought that it 

 would be well for the state society to come to Mexico next year, and 

 that this would arouse them to work. 



Adair coimty society was reported by J. E. May. He reported a 

 lack of interest. 



Boone county society was reported by D. A. Robnett as not showing 

 much interest, though there are many persons in the county who are 

 much interested in fruit growing. They had over one hundred members 

 at one time, but had had no meeting for two years. 



Livingston county society was reported to be in very good working 

 condition with twenty active members. Several car loads of apples 

 were shipped from the county this season. The strawberry crop was 

 good ; other fruits light crop. 



Missouri Valley society was represented by J. C. Evans. It holds 

 its summer meetings at the residences of the members, and the winter 

 meetings at the club rooms of the Coates House hotel in Kansas City, 

 the third Saturday in each month at 10 a. m. They have a good, large 

 membership. He did not know the number. They are not a county 

 society, but the members are from different counties in Missouri and 

 Kansas. 



Maj. Holsinger modestly claimed that the Missouri Valley society 

 was the parent of the Missouri state society and also of the Kansas 

 state society. The two state societies were languishing, more dead than 

 alive, until several members of the Valley society went to their annua] 

 meetings and revived it. 



Lincoln county reported sixteen members in their society, twelve 

 of whom have paid their dues for 1900. 



Officers: A. H. Kercheval, president, Ellsberry; B. C. Benedict, 

 secretarv and treasurer, Moscow Mills. 



But few papers have been read, discussions predominate. We 

 have had no display of fruits, etc., but hope to be able to make a small 

 display next year. 



