242 3lissouri State Horticultural Society. 



EEPOKT OF HOLT COUNTY HORTIOULTUEAL SOCIETY. 



BY THE SECRETARY, J. M. HASNESS, OREGON, MO. 



The Holt County Horticultural Society was organized in March 

 1883, with ten members. ISI. F. Murry was elected president and 

 J, M. Hasness secretary. From the first, it was a success, and now 

 numbers fifty-four members, of whom thirty-eight are males and 

 sixteen female, and the ihost of whom talie an active interest in 

 the society and its meetings. Each spring a strawberrry and a 

 raspberry display is made, small premiums offered for best displays, 

 and the fruits become the property of the society, and with cream 

 and cakes, contributed by the members, a feast is had. Dr. Gos- 

 lin is the '"^ Big Injun" at the strawberry displays, and J. N. 

 Menifee, at the raspberry ones. 



During the year four meetings have been held, all of which 

 were well attended. At the last, the State Secretary, Dr. Goodman, 

 was present and did us the honor of saying that our apple display 

 was in many respects the best he had seen this season, and would 

 be a credit to any country. 



Papers upon various subjects are read at each meeting, and 

 discussed by the members, and mucli valuable information obtained. 



The officers of the society for the present year are : N. F. 

 Murry, President ; J. N. Menifee, Vice-President ; J. M. Has- 

 ness, Secretary ; C. Hoblozell, Treasurer. 



Since the organization of the society much more interest is 

 being taken in fruit raising than formerly, and especially is this 

 the case in small fruit culture. Not only are more going into the 

 business, but better varieties and more systematic methods of cul- 

 tivating are being introduced. 



The Holt County Horticultural Society held a very interesting 

 meeting on Saturday afternoon, October 11. The object of this 

 meeting was to make selections of apples to be sent to the World's 

 Fair at New Orleans. 



State Secretary Goodman was present and read a very inter- 

 esting essay on the fruit interests of our state, and also a very 

 interesting talk on the prospective prices of apples. He was of 

 the opinion that if our apple growers would hold on to their best 

 varieties, such as Ben Davis, Wine Saps, etc., they would be able 

 to realize 80 cents to ILOO j)er bushel by December or January. 



