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for many benefits derived from our connection with it, among which is 

 the fact that we have had several fruit buyers sent to us which other- 

 wise would never have heard of us, and as a matter of course have re- 

 ceived better prices for our fruit. 



The present outlook is favorable, and the future of horticulture is 

 bright in our county. 



HEIn^RY SPEER, Secretary. 



REPORT OF GREEXE COUXTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



BY SECRETARY D. S. HOLMAN, SPRINGFIELD. 



Officers and Members Missouri Horticultural Society: 



We respectfully report Greene County Horticultural Society to be 

 but little changed since our last report — still living and working a 

 little; yiembership increases some monthly. We have now several 

 good members from the old Missouri Valley Society. Acquisitions 

 from a source of such valuable experience and success are gladly re 

 ceived among us. 



Our monthly meetings are pretty well attended, at which we have 

 essays and discussions upon subjects we think to be of most import- 

 ance at the time. At this season our meetings are passed around to 

 the homes of the members, and we find them thus very pleasant pleas- 

 ant and more liberally attended. 



Our semi-annual meeting, or spring Fair and Festival has just been 

 held — 22d of May — it was not large or pretentious but pleasant, and 

 we hope did some good. 



There is an awakening among us to the importance of employing the 

 best methods of attaining to the prevention and cure of some of our 

 evils and hindrances in Horticulture. As a good omen we find the pub- 

 lic interested and some careless growers alarmed at failure and inquir- 

 ingwhat they must do. 



