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Third. A sprinkling wagon is a good way to keep our ground moist 

 where it can be used when needed, but is somewhat expensive, but I 

 think it will pay to use it. 



JOHN KERSCHNER. 



REPORT OF BATES COUNTY. 



To the Officers and Members of the Missouri State Horticnltura I So- 

 ciety in Senii-Anmial Meeting Assembled: 



The Bates County Horticultural Society Sends Greeting: — 

 Since our report to the annual meeting, there has been no great change 

 in the status of our society. The old officers were re-elected for the 

 current year and some additions have been made to our membership. 

 Our winter meetings were not very well attended, but our first pic-nic 

 meeting, the 3d Saturday in May, showed the usual interest and zeal, 

 so the present outlook for our society is full of hope for increased use- 

 fulness in the future. While our society has not accomplished all we 

 desired, still we know it has done some good in our county, by keeping 

 our horticultural interests before the people, but there is a great work 

 yet before us, and the laborers are few; but continued, persistent work, 

 by even a few, will, in a short time work a great change. The work of 

 our .state societies and its auxiliaries has been a great help to the horti- 

 cultural interests of our great state, and the work has only begun and 

 will never be completed, but will go on until Missouri occupies the 

 exalted position which her horticultural possibilities calls upon her to 

 fill. Hoping the state society may hold a pleasant and useful meeting, 

 I will close this scattering report. 



HENRY SPEER, 



Sec. Bates Co. Horticultural Society. 



