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Let us put our knowledge in such a shape that a bright mind ■will catch up 

 •with it quickly and go on to greater achievements. If this is within our power to 

 give, then to withhold is to commit an error ; to neglect it is to shirk responsibility ; 

 to treat it lightly is to retard progress; to go ahead is to win a victory for our- 

 selves, lighten the burden for rising generations and crown our children with 

 success. 



As far as we have gone, our outline to a ''Guide to the Study of Fruit-grow- 

 ing in Missouri" is as follows : 



1. Kinds or classes of fruits grown in Missouri. 



2. Definition of terms used in fruit-growing. 



3. Classes of insects that influence for good or evil the growth of fruit-trees 

 and fruits. 



4. Diseases of fruits and trees. 



5. Kinds of birds injurious or beneticial to the horticulturist. 



6. Remedies for pests and diseases. 



7. The uses of fruits aa food. 



8. Foreign and tropical fruits used in Missouri. 



9. How to b38t utilize all fruits so they will bs marketable. 



10. Hardy flowers and shrubs for country homes. 



11. What works on horticulture should be read ? 



12. How best to handle, pack and market fruits. 



Our spare time for past six months has been occupied in collecting and com- 

 piling helpful information on the subjects jast read in your hearing. We have 

 gathered them from the most reliable sources, and asked assistance from every 

 party we thought w^ould be interested and with whom we were acquainted. 



Our task is only begun, but the matter is assuming a satisfactory form. Over 

 50 diff"erent parties have contributed to the proposed Guide, or stated when they 

 would hive their assigned part ready. 



We have taken pains to ask all contributions to be put in the form of questions 

 and answers. We do this because this method is so well adapted for use in schools, 

 clubs and classes, as well as in the home circle. Under this form much or little of 

 the book can be read as opportunity for study is aff'orded. The questions and an- 

 swers will follow the subject to which they are related. 



The Pettis County Horticultural Society has been very liberal with its funds 

 and influence, and we hope the State Society and every county society will be im- 

 pressed with the importance of this matter. You might give us a committee on 

 horticultural education to help us, and let the chairman of that committee act as a 

 corresponding secretary until one could be elected. Our Corresponding Secretary, 

 Van B. Wisker, of Sedalia, Mo., is doing good work for us, and has received much 

 valuable information from abroad. E. G. Goff", of Wisconsin ; L. R.Taft, Michigan, 

 our own Judge Samuel Miller, Miss Mary E. Murtfeldt, C. C. Bell, Prof. Wm. Tre- 

 lease. Secretary L. A. Goodman, Prof. W, J. Green, ol Ohio Experiment station, 

 and A. B. Smith, of Lawrence, Kansas, have written U3 very encouraging^letters, 

 as well as answered questions assigned them. 



All those assisting us can have credit for what they do, and have honorable 

 mention of their work. We ask that a book of this character be published ^at the 

 lowest possible cost and given out at a very small margin of profit. 



Geo. B. Lamm, Sedalia . 



The following committee was appointed on Horticultural Educa- 

 tion : G. B. Lamm, L. A. Goodman, Mrs. G. E. Dugan, Prof. Geo. D. 



