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apple crops have been short, yet the price of evaporated stock continues low. 

 One cause may be the public's fear of zinc poisoning from use of galvan- 

 ized wire trays. A committee should be had for investigation of the 

 matter. 



Mr. Tucker: Apple drying used to be done almost wholly in New York. 

 Short crops there, however, caused the dryers to move to Michigan, and 

 the same cause has sent them on to Missouri and Arkansas, so that now 

 the whole apple-growing region is engaged in drying, and the product is 

 great, even when the crops are short in places or even on the whole. This 

 over-production will be remedied to some extent if the manufacture of 

 cider vinegar is encouraged. But hereafter the price of evaporated apples 

 will not be more than five or six cents per pound, because prunes and 

 other such dried fruits are so cheap. The high prices of other days will 

 again be seen only in case of a general failure of the crop. There was 

 some trouble about the use of galvanized wire trays, but that was all a 

 ■' scare." A pure-food law would be easy of enforcement, compelling the 

 sale of articles true to name. 



A RESIGNATION WITHDRAWN. 



President Lyon notified the society that when Mr. Garfield went to 

 Europe he resigned as a member of the executive board, but no action had 

 been taken upon such resignation. He spoke decidedly against accept- 

 ance of it, as did also Messrs. Watkins, Pearsall, and Eice; and, Mr. 

 Garfield not insisting, the resignation was considered withdrawn. 



report of the treasurer. 



The report of the treasurer, omitted from its due order in this report, 

 was made as follows: 



To the Board of the State Horticultural Society : 



I have the honor to present to you my annual report. 



In treasury December 3, 1891 $190 98 



Annual memberships i •_ 26 00 



Branch societies 24 00 



Interest on bonds, mortgages, etc 133 33 



Received from E. C. Reid, sec'y 72 72 



Total : $447 03 



DISBURSEMENTS. 



Paid cheeks aggregating j" $387 93 



Balance on hand $59 10 



