132 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 



On motion, the Secretary, in tlic preparation of the annual report, vras in- 

 structed to comply ^vith the statute under Avliich our society is incorporated. 



The Secretary made a report upon the volumes of back reports tliat had 

 passed through his hands, Avhich was accepted and ordered published with the 

 minutes. The following is the report : 



Statement of the account of l)ack volumes of the proccctlings of tlic State 

 Pomological Society, kept by the Secretary : 



At the opening of the year Avhen I came into the office of Secretary there 

 was not a complete set of our reports in the library, and in accordance with the 

 action of the Executive Board, I proceeded at once to solicit for them among 

 parties that had received packages from year to year. I have kept an accurate 

 account of all the volumes received as well as the volumes sent away, and the 

 following is a summary of the account: Receipts: Volume of 1871, 11 

 copies; of 1872, 125 copies; of 1873, 88 copies; of 1874, 96 copies; of 1875, 

 338 copies. Disbursements: Volume of 1871, 4 copies; 1872, 8 copies; of 

 1873, 8 copies; of 1874, 22 copies ; 1875, 112 copies. Balance on hand : Vol- 

 ume of 1871, 7 copies; of 1872, 117 copies; of 1873, 80 copies; of 1874, 74 

 copies; of 1875, 220 copies. 



It is quite desirable that there should be added to these as many as we can 

 get of '71, '73 and '74, for the calls from abroad for sets of our volumes are 

 numerous and should be heeded. 



Board adjourned. 



CHAS. W. CtAEFIELD, 



Secrctari/. 



