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advance as the years go by. In starting the wood lot I would com- 

 mence with the pecan ; it is one of the best belonging to the hickory 

 family. 



The Michigan Station reports that pecan trees obtained from 

 Iowa have grown well at the South Haven sub-station since 1890, 

 and proven entirely hardy. So we may rest assured that this State is 

 well adapted for their culture. After the pecan I would plant the 

 shell bark hickory, the walnut and butter-nut and chestnut, and in 

 this wood lot I would set apart a place for persimmons, pawpaws and 

 wild plums. In a word retain as far as possible the choice fruits and 

 nuts of our forests. 



Considering everything, the spring is the best time to plant such 

 trees in North Missouri, doing the work as early as possible. The 

 fall may be the best time in the south part of the State. These groves 

 will add a beauty to the farm and country, as well as a source of as 

 much profit as can be secured from any other part of the farm. A 

 start is easily secured. Bury the nuts before the ground freezes so 

 that the seed nuts may be ready for planting in the spring. The trees 

 may bear a few nuts at an early age, but paying crops cannot be 

 expected under ten years and a full crop under twenty. The average 

 crop runs from one to twenty bushels to each tree. 



FINAL RESOLUTIONS. . 



Whereas, by the invitation of the Neosho Fruit Growers' Asso- 

 ciation, the forty-seventh annual meeting of the Missouri State Horti- 

 cultural Society was held in this beautiful city, we desire to express 

 our appreciation of the courtesies we have received at their ITands. 

 We thank them for their cordial reception and the preparations they 

 made for our comfort, in the way of providing a well-decorated hall, 

 providing accommodations for our members, etc. 



We appreciate the importance of horticulture in this part of the 

 State, and note with satisfaction the evidences of prosperity which 

 are on every hand. The growers of this part of the State are to be 

 congratulated upon what they have accomplished, and we commend 

 the work they are doing in the way of improving the horticulture of 

 Missouri. 



To those who have furnished the musical numbers on our pro- 

 gram we extend our thanks. To the railroads we are indebted for 

 courtesies, and we especially commend the example of the Kansas 



