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RH2PORT OF COMMCTTEE ON AGRICULTURiiLL PRODUCTS. 



The exhibit of these products from Laclede county, made by A. Nelson, of 

 Lebanon, contains 27 varieties of corn from field and garden ; 15 varieties of vege- 

 tables — mostly potatoes . 



The improved Corry corn and Nelson's Hybrid sweet corn deserve special 

 mention. The Corry corn is the special favorite for family use, and the Hybrid is 

 larger and longer in the ear, and the favorite of market gardeners and canning fac- 

 tories . 



Of the field corn there are kinds here well adapted to bottom lands and others 

 for high lands and short seasons. Any corn-grower can easily find corn here well 

 adapted to every variety of soil, climate, altitude or season. 



The potatoes and root specimens are all most excellent specimens of pure bred 

 vegetables. This exhibit as a whole is a forceful object-lesson in the possibilities of 

 the Ozark regionof South Missouri, and what can be done by intelligent cultivation , 

 We recommend that the sum of $10 be awarded this exhibit. 

 The exhibit of J. O. McClintic,of Callaway county, contains corn, potatjes 

 and squash. 



The corn is of the white and yellow varieties, and uniform in siz? and length 

 of ear ; there are late and early varieties. 



The Early Walton potatoes should have special mention. We recommend 

 tbat $2 be given for this exhibit. 



The market garden exhibit of Henry Schnell covers a large variety of sweet 

 potatoes, some Irish varieties, and together area fine object-lesson of the high 

 character of the soil of the Missouri river blufis. We recommend that the sum of 

 $4 be given the exhibit. 



The four varieties of potatoes shown by J. H. Karnes are deserving of men- 

 tion, as being fine and smooth— one being a seedling of the Peach Blow ; we would 

 suggest that Mr. Karnes give to the Society a statement of his success with it. 

 We recommend that $1 be given this exhibit. 



The exhibit of tropic and semi-tropical fruits, plants and grains made by 

 L. L. Seller, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, is remarkable for its richness and size of 

 the oranges, quinces, Japan persimmons, figj, Japan chestnuts, pickled fi?8. 

 Ramie and its cloth product, 40 varieties of sugar-cane, field-rice in the straw, 

 two varieties of jute and the indigo- tree. 



The sugar-cane, Mr. Seller tells us, yields 30 tons to the acre, worth $4 

 per ton. 



We have sampled the sugar-cane, and testify to its high saccharine qualities. 

 The exhibit opens up to fruit. growers a section of country heretofore un- 

 known to us as to its vast possibilities, and we hope to hear of its future com- 

 plete and successful development. Mr. Seller has our good wishes for his highest 

 success, and we trust he will bear to his co-laborers the most hearty good wishes 

 of the Missouri Horticultural Society. 



( Signed ) L. Geiger, 



D. M. DUNLAP, 



J. F. Wilcox, 

 A. J. Blake, 



Committee. 



