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horticulture in this locality. Falling into a state of lukewarmness 

 for a time the society abandoned the regular monthly meetings. 

 Last summer a reorganization was effected by a few old members 

 and some new ones with intention to rebuild and go forward ; this 

 we are doing, and are encouraged by occasional accessions of new 

 members, of whom a liberal number are ladies, who readily adjust 

 themselves to the floral and kindred duties best fitting their skillful 

 and willing hands. 



Our regular meetings are upon the first Saturday of each 

 month in Springfield. Our number is only thirty-two members, 

 with the following officers : 



President — M. J. Koundtree. 



Vice-President — Joseph Kirchgraber. 



Secretary — D. S. Holman. 



Treasurer — F. F. Fine. 



It has formerly been our custom to give to the public an 

 annual and semi-annual fair, or exhibition of the best fruits and 

 flowers grown in the county, which were always well patronized. 



This we propose to resume and to make the i'utnre better 

 than the past, and we hope to have at your next meeting a better 

 report. 



REPORT OF BATES COUNTY HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



HENRY ttPEERS, SECRETARY, BUTLER. 



Mr. L. A. Goodman. 



Dear sir : Your programmes and kind invitation to be 

 present at St. Joseph, received. I find I cannot come, so I comply 

 with your request as near as I can. 



You have a list of our members who are heads of families. Our 

 full list contains thirty-five names ; but our live, active membership 

 is much less than that. We have had papers read, and discussions 

 upon a-w^ide range of subjects during the year. " The root borer," 

 ''destruction of canker worm," "codling moth," " varieties of 

 apples for commercial orchards," and *' the future prospect of the 

 peach " being a portion of them ; most of them being published in 

 the local papers. 



