Suumicr Meeting. 11 



FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 9 A. M. 



Call 10 order. 



The report of the Committe on Finance was read. That on Fruit 

 follows : 



The Committe on Fruits respectfully submit the following report 

 on fruits exhibited by: 



J. E. Hall, Warrensburg, Strawberries, 7 varieties, awarded $2.00. 



L. R. Katherman, Warrensburg, strawberries, 3 varieties, awarded 

 $1.00. 



Air. Katherman also exhibits branches of Early Harvest Blackberry, 

 Kansas Raspberry, Early Richmond Cherry and Wild Goose Plum, show- 

 ing good crop of fruit set, in good condition. 



Jesse Mohler, Warrensburg, 3 varieties Strawberries, awarded $1.00; 

 2 plates apples, awarded 50 cents. 



Also find on the table some evaporated apples, dried whole by Mr. 

 M. H. Benedict of Richards, which are very nice. 



A Rustic Hanging Basket of wild flowers by L. X. Wagner, Loyal 

 Cross Roads, awarded 50 cents. 



S. P. Cutler, Warrensburg, one plate Ben Davis awarded 25 cents. 



Ed. Sams, Warrensburg, Cherry, Early Richmond, awarded 50 cents. 



Ed. Kemper, Hermann, Grapes, 5 varieties, 2 branches of Elvira, 

 one summer pruned and one not pruned, which shows the fruit on the 

 summer pruned vine was much farther advanced, awarded $1.00. 



Signed 



G. T. TiPPiN, 

 A. T. Nelson, 



J. S. BUTTERFIELD. 



The Secretary read the following letters : 



From B. F. Bond, Varner, Ripley county, Mo., May 20, 1903. 

 Hon. L. A. Goodman ; 



Dear Sir — I have your address from J. C. Whitten, Columbia Ex- 

 periment Station. I want to give you my plan to keep peach buds from 

 winter killing, how to dwarf the buds and keep them dormant. Take 

 suitable wire and a pair of pincers and twist the wire round each limb 

 just tight enough to choke off the flow of sap. You must use judgment 

 in doing this. The best time to do this is to be found out by experiment. 

 I should say to dwarf the buds in July and to keep them dormant in 

 August. I mean to test the matter and I want you to give it to your 



