192 STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



For exchanges. $7 OO* 



local societies 11 90 



incidentals, quarterly meetings 52 60 



postage, secretary's office 35 94 



expenses of delegates. . . . _ 32 80 



Total $2,015 04 



Without regard to the money in the treasury at the opening of the year,, 

 which amount will appear in the report of the treasurer, it will be seen by the 

 above statements that our expenses have been larger by three hundred dol'ars 

 than our income; and a significant fact appears in the above figures, that our 

 entire income from membership in State and local societies, is but $250. 



Our society is looked upon to-day as the leading one, in many respects, in 

 our country, and not one, that I remember, has so small an income from its- 

 memberships. I do not wish to complain, but it does seem as if the work 

 done by our society is worthy of better support. 



The main income which enables us to publish our report, and carry on the 

 work of the society, comes from the efforts of a few individuals in making an 

 effective exhibit at the State fair, for which the society receives pay from the 

 State Agricultural Society. 



It may be thought that there may have been some lack, on the part of the- 

 society, in importuning people to pay their dues, but if the postage account 

 of the secretary's office were carefully analyzed, there would be no question but 

 that people had been invited to do their duty. 



The society has a serious problem to solve with reference to its support. 

 Either it must curtail its work and hold one meeting in the year, with light 

 expense, cease to assist in the maintenance of local societies, and simply pub- 

 lish a pamphlet with the proceedings of its annual meeting, or else some 

 method of securing an income must be planned and carried out for the support 

 of the broad work the society is doing. 



Our society cannot be maintained at the front of all organizations of its 

 kind without the earnest, hearty, moral and financial support of our Michigan 

 people. There is not a month passes but I hear some one extol the success of 

 our society work, who has never paid one cent for its support. I trust this 

 annual meeting will not disperse until some definite action is taken for the 

 solution of this problem. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Chas. W. Garfield, Secretary. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER. 



Ladies and Gentlemen of the State Horticultural Society: 

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



There was in the treasury Dec. 4, 1885 $1,528 34 



Received from State Agricultural Society 1,200 00 



Received from branch societies 206 75 



Received from interest on notes, bonds and mortgages 104 01 



Received from annual memberships 44 00 



Received from all other sources 168 00 



Total 3,251 10 



