SUMMER MEETING. 



The semi-annual meeting of the Missouri Society was held 

 June 12-14, at Moberly, Mo. The good display of small fruits and 

 of palms and ferns added greatly to the attractiveness of the large, 

 bright and airy court room in which the sessions were held. The 

 fruits exhibited were Gandy strawberries, several varieties of 

 cheries, gooseberries and currants; also plates of raspberries, 

 dewberries, sarviceberries and branches laden with beautiful 

 cherries, gooseberries, currants, and some with apples, plums and 

 peaches, showing the prospect for a fine crop. Apples are re- 

 ported to promise two-thirds of a crop, of fine grade, without 

 scab or insects. 



Besides the papers on the program the enthusiasm of the 

 meeting revealed itself in lively discussions on the strawberry and 

 apple orchard and spraying questions. 



President Dutcher proved himself a stirring and gracious ex- 

 ecutive ofl!icer. Invitations for the Winter Meeting were presented 

 from Lebanon and from Perryville. A joint session was held the 

 early part of the evening of June 13, with the Executive Committee 

 of the American Apple Growers' Congress, for the purpose of dis- 

 cussing the time of holding the next session of the congress. A 

 number favor the first of August as the best time, but for this year 

 the later date of August 20 was found best. — Farm Monpy Maker. 



FIRST SESSION— JUNE 12, 8 P. M. 



PROGRAM. 



Call to order by President J. C. Whitten. 

 Music by Tedford's orchestra. 

 Invocation by Rev. Duggar. 



Address of welcome, Mr. Scott of Commercial Club. 

 Response by President Whitten. 

 Introduction of President-elect C. H. Dutcher. 

 Paper — Flowers and Weeds, Mrs. G. E. Dugan, Sedalia, Mo. 

 Paper — The Usefulness of Birds, J. R. L. Clarkson, Moberly, 

 Mo, 



