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invited, hut requested to bring speciDiens of all kinds of fruits from his 

 locality. Comparison will than be made and a list of fruits best adapted 

 to each locality, made out. In connection with the experimental ground 

 is also a large factory, where experiments are made with all of the most 

 approved machinery and methods for the preparation of the different 

 fruits for market, in all the different ways, such as canning, evaporat- 

 ing, making apple-butter, cider, jellies, etc., etc. Now this is the way 

 they are organized in Switzerland. Other countries are taking steps 

 in the same direction. France takes the lead in horticultural pursuits, 

 we have no doubt, for they are as well organized as Switzerland, per-* 

 haps better. Such organizations as the above are bound to attain 

 ^ood results. But where are we '? Can we afford to stand still and 

 to be left behind in the race"? I think not, but must push onward and 

 show the world at large that we are yet alive and intend to maintain 

 the good reputation, which the fruit-growers of this State have estab- 

 lished. They tell me in Europe that our apples, such as the Bald- 

 wins, Jonathan, Golden Pippins, etc., are far behind their best sorts, 

 both in quality and appearance at the same time, they admit that we 

 are their superiors in marketing or preserving fruit; but they think 

 the case will be different in a few years: yes, if we would stand still, 

 but let us show them that such will not be the case. 



I am sorry to have to state that it was not possible for me, to give 

 this subject the attention it ought to have received. My secretarys 

 work for our local society as well as my private correspondence of late 

 was of such a nature that, I had but little time to devote otherwise. I 

 have learned from one of my associates, Mr. Gilkeson of Warrensburg, 

 that he was very unfortunate having a great injury done to his fruit 

 plantation by a very destructive hail storm. As to new fruits he has 

 nothing to report, except that he thinks a great deal of the apple, 

 which originated in his locality. The other member of the committee, 

 Mr. Stark, is present and will be able to take care of himself. 



The paper which I did prepare is worthy, upon the importance of 

 improving our fruits as well as the best methods for preserving, I hope 

 however, that you will excuse the shortness of my paper. 



History of the Logan, Uthlout, Hornet and Logans Late Ap2)les. — In 

 the year of 1806 or 1807, a number of emigrants came (through the in- 

 fluence of D. Boone) from Flemmen county, Kentucky. One Jonathan 

 Bryan brought with him a quart of apple seed which he planted for an 

 orchard; he had the first orchard known, from this orchard or seeds 

 sprung up the varieties above named. One tree, the Logan is the only 

 original ,tree that is left, the trunk has a circumference of 9 feet close 



