ANNUAL MEETING AT LEXINGTON. 269 



CELERY. 



Golden Heart Dwarf. — One lot raised this dry year on bluff land 

 forty-five years farmed without manuring or <'lovering-, but subsoiled 

 in the spring of 1883 to the depth of eighteen inches ; met the Michigan 

 celery at St. Joseph and sold faster at better prices. 



SEEDLING APPLES. 



A Seedling originating on the place now owned by Mr. Menifee 

 from seed of the Yellow Bellflower planted by Mrs. Kinzy, now of 

 Oregon, Holt county, was taken to the ISTew Orleans Exposition by Mr." 

 Goodman and there took the first premium as best new fall apple. It 

 it proposed to give it the name of the moman who planted the seed — 

 Kinzy. Specimens of this apple can not be shown at this meeting be- 

 cause they were spoiled by a mistake in handling. 



A Crab, from seed of Hewes' Virginia Crab planted by K. F. Murry 

 on his home place — apple and cider are shown here. 



Mr. Blanchard, of Oregon, has given the world a fall apple of large 

 size and good quality. 



Our society had printed two issues of circulars of 500 each. These 

 were sent out for the information of buyers and dealers in apples. The 

 circulars paid well. 



About one-half of Holt county is made up of hills, mainly of the 

 Loess, but well mixed with other material. This hill country, we have 

 €ome to believe, is as good a place in which to raise the fruits of our 

 latitude as can be found on the ccntiuent. These lands can be pur- 

 chased at very low prices. Who will come and occupy them ? 



W. E. LAUGHLIJf, Secretary. 



Elm Grove, Holt County. 



