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The following are the list of students who followed the course 

 entirely through, or nearly so : Miss Emma J. Park, Springfield ; Paul 

 Simmons, Macon; Cad Todd, Sedalia; W, B. Hoag, Mt. Grove; P. K^ 

 Sylvester, Osborn ; A. W. Davis, Shelbina; L, Winchester, Sikeston ; 

 A^rthur Erwin, Fulton; Mrs. A. C. Steibel, St. Louis. Besides these 

 regular students we had often the class in Agriculture for a day's 

 lecture or for a day's practical illustration. 



OUR LIBRARY 



Has been increased by the purchase of a number of new books, forty 

 ill number, at a cost of $65. This library now contains all the most 

 important books that are of interest to the fruit-grower and will be 

 added to as the new works come to hand. I have used this library as 

 a circulating library whenever called upon to do so. Many of our 

 members have called upon me for help and I have sent them the work 

 that would give them the best information, with the request to mail it 

 back to me as soon as it was possible for them to do so. 



This library and the file of State horticultural reports of other 

 states give a vast amount of proper instruction that is invaluable to 

 anyone who grows fruit. 



OUR APPROPRIATION, 



As many of you know, was increased by $500 per year through the 

 liberality of the General Assembly and the active work of President 

 Evans, Vice-President Murray and Treasurer Nelson, and above all, 

 through the influence of our local societies, and the wonderful interest 

 awakened by the development of fruit growing all over our State by 

 the members of our State Society. 



I am glad that the importance of horticulture to our State has re- 

 ceived such recognition as it justly deserves and such encouragement 

 as it rightly needs for its fullest development. The printing commis- 

 sioners have given us 500 more copies of the report for the year and 

 they can be used to good advantage. We want gradually but surely 

 to grow and develop and improve so that this growth may be a sound 

 and substantial one and not one that can be overturned easily. Step 

 by step and little by little have we desired to increase the usefulness 

 and power of this Society and its influence all over our State. 



OUR SUB-STATIONS. 



Perhaps some of you noticed the item in the St. Louis Republic 

 that IllinoiLS had five sub-stations under the control of the State So- 

 ciety, and wondered why this State Society did not do likewise. In 



