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A. Xelson, President of the Laclede county society, spoke in refer- 

 •ence to his trip to Jfew York State, where he placed on exhibition a 

 great variety of the products of Missouri land, and doubted not that 

 this enterprise would redound to the benefit of the State. 



The reports of the Secretary and Treasurer were made. In the 

 election of officers the rules were suspended and the old officers re- 

 elected for another year, as follows : President, J. C. Evans, Harlem ; 

 Vice-President, X. F. Murray, Oregon ; Secretary, L. A. Goodman, 

 Westport; Treasurer, D. S. Holman, Springfield. 



Eeports of committees on fruits, fiowers and vegetables were made 

 and adopted, which recommended that in future the name of the grower 

 and his postoffice address be placed on all articles shown for premium. 



Invitations were received from Excelsior Springs, Poplar Bluff, 

 Clinton and Kirkwood, asking for the meetings of 1890, but the selec- 

 tion was left to the Executive committee, the morning convention clos- 

 ing with a paper by Prof. Clark on " Horticulture at the Experiment 

 ■Station." 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 



Prof. W. C. Calland, Springfield, Mo., made a very pleasing talk in 

 presenting the " Plans of Drury College Grounds," asking for the sym- 

 pathy and hearty co-operation of the society (which had always been 

 given heretofore) in the perfection of the plan so generously made by 

 the celebrated landscape gardener, Prof. M. G. Kern, for the ornamen- 

 tation of the grounds. The response was made by Treasurer Holman, 

 after which 800 ornamental trees were readily donated by members of 

 the society from different sections of the State. 



" The Peach," a paper by G. W. Hopkins, " Thinning Fruit," by J. 

 Kirchgraber, both of Greene county, and the report of the committee 

 on transportation, came in for their share of the discussion. 



Levi Chubbuck, Secretary State Board of Agriculture, read a 

 paper on the " Work of To-day," which, with others, will appear in the 

 Eural World as space will permit. 



Prof. Clark read a paper on "The Potato," the session closing with 

 Mr. J. A. Durkes' paper on " Melons." 



THURSDAY EVENING. 



The instrumental and vocal music of the 32d annual meeting was 

 one of the most pleasant features, among which in this session was 

 Mrs. J. D. Faulkner's solo, which deserved and received great praise. 



"Our Forest Trees," an able paper by Prof. M. G. Kern of St. Louis, 

 was read by Secretary Goodman. Mr. C. C. Bell, of Cooper county, 



