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The berry seemed all rights if uot too small and the achenia 

 were in good, shape for green fruit. 



Eespectfully yours, 



L. G. SHEPAED. 



Holsinger says that crescent well fertilized jaroduced twice as 

 many berries as are produced by any other variety on his place. 



Thinks Wilson will again come to the front. It is the best 

 shipper grown. 



Discards Sharpless. 



Evans thinl^s that no two persons' experience are just alike. 

 One variety succeeds best with one and another with another. 



Let each make his own tests and hold fast that which he finds 



best. 



Durkes says soils should alwaj^s be reported upon when giving 

 one's experience, else the experience is misleading. 



Gano says that the best success about Kansas City was had by 

 W. M. Hopkins and he fertilized his berry patches with dried 

 blood from the packing houses. 



Tracy says send diseased plants to Parker Earl at Cobdeu. 



For three years the Jersey Queen have failed with him while a 

 neighbor has had wonderful success. ISTow that is the one for his 

 neighbor to plant but not for him. 



Holsinger has used the dried blood and where Capt. Jack is 

 used as a fertilizer he has no rust. 



.No rust on Chas. Downing on high location, bluffs about 

 Kansas City. 



Report of the committee on the recommendation of the 

 secretary was adopted as follows : 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE. 



Your committee to which was referred the recommendation of 

 the secretary report as follows : 



"VVe recommend that the distribution of the Gano apple be 

 placed in the hands of the secretary and that he be directed to 

 make the distribution so far as possible through the officers of the 

 local horticultural societies. 



We also recommend that the executive committee be directed 

 to proceed at once to organize a committee for making an exhibit of 

 fruits at New Orleans next winter and that they be fully em- 

 powered to make any arrangements which they may deem necessary 

 for this exhibit. J. C. Evans, 



W. G. Gano, , f^ •4.4. 

 F. F. Fine, (^Committee. 



S. M. Tracy, ^ 



