272 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



Mr. Murtfcldt expressed the thought that no calling contributed 

 more to the dignity and pleasure of man than did horticulture. The 

 senses of sight, smell and taste were gratified. He spoke of the sjjlendid 

 display of fruits which was reflecting so much honor on grand old Mis- 

 souri. The preeminence of the state in fruit growing was plainly shown 

 in this exhibit. All parts of the state were represented. The people of 

 this state are much indebted to those who have made this display, and 

 all who see it must be benefitted. No man or woman of taste can pass 

 through the room and go away unmoved. 



Mr. W. M. Samuels, of Clinton, Kentucky, commented on the new 

 departure in exhibiting fruits by counties, without expectation of win- 

 ning any premium, but merely for the sake of demonstrating the advan- 

 tages of each for fruit growing, and he thought it an excellent idea. He 

 said Missourians ought to be proud of the State. The .show had clearly 

 proven her superiority in the production of apples at least. He had at- 

 tended many fruit shows but had never seen finer fruit anywhere, and 

 hoped that this would not be the last show of the kind. 



E. A. Riehl, Vice-President of the Southern Illinois Horticultural 

 Society, Alton, Illinois, thought the Show a grand, good one, and that 

 those who have made it deserve great credit. He, being a native of the 

 state, was proud of her. The Show, he said, would do the state great 

 good, for it will teach even her own people that she can produce better 

 fruit than they knew. Fruit supplies to the human system what is 

 needed to displace the intoxicants like whisky and tobacco. Illinois is 

 trying to emulate Missouri in the development of horticulture. Their 

 State Society meets at Alton next winter, and he hoped to see many of 

 the friends from Missouri present. 



Prof. F. E. Nipher, of Washington University, Director of the Mis- 

 souri Weather Service, was introduced and asked to make a few remarks 

 on the relation of horticulture to meteorology. He said it was not nec- 

 essary to go into an explanation as to how meteorology affected horti- 

 culture. That was clearly enough understood by those present. He 

 would explain, however, what the work of the State Weather Service had 

 done since its organization ten years ago. The observations had been 

 on temperature, rainfall, etc., are made by volunteer observers, some 

 forty, in number, scattered over the state. The work of the central 

 office in reducing the observations to tables and in form to be given to 

 the public, had been done by himself, at his own expense, with the help 

 of a few interested friends. Being engaged as a teacher, he could 

 only devote some of his leisure time to this work, and being under the 

 necessity of earning a living, he could not afford to spend much money 



