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Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas, Indian Territory, Tennes- 

 see, Indiana and Kentucky were represented in the convention. 



Owing- to the interest taken in the various subjects discussed, the 

 convention was unable to dispose of the lengthy programme which had 

 been prepared. Many papers were read in the closing session yester- 

 day afternoon. 



It was decided to send displays of several varieties of apples, grown 

 in Missouri, to the meetings of State Horticultural Societies which are 

 to be held within the next ten days in New York, Delaware, Minnesota, 

 Wisconsin and Arkansas. — Kansas City Star. 



MANY STRAWBERRIES RAISED. 

 Southwest Missouri Sent Out 1,100 Carloads Last Season. 



The forty-eighth annual meeting of the Missouri State Horticul- 

 tural Society was brought to a close at the Coates House at 5 o'clock 

 last night, after an interesting and very largely attended session, lasting 

 three days. 



Mr. George, who is one of the largest raisers and shippers of straw- 

 berries in Missouri, was authority for the statement that 1,100 carloads 

 of strawberries were shipped from Southwest Missouri during the past 

 season. The strawberry industry in that locality is rapidly growing. 

 The business has become highly remunerative and the growing area is 

 rapidly extending over the territory of the Ozarks. 



Secretary Goodman said yesterday: "This year's meeting is one 

 of the most largely attended and most interesting that we have ever 

 held. A growing interest has been manifested each year, but this one 

 has proven the banner one from an attendance standpoint." — Kansas 

 City Journal. 



