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city buyers would so much rather have Nebraska apples than mountain 

 apples because they are so much better. They keep better than the west- 

 ern apples, including Idaho and Washington apples. The people will al- 

 ways want Nebraska apples to eat. As far as quality is concerned, our 

 Grimes Golden and Jonathan are unequaled in quality. Their Delicious, 

 and all those varieties that they hold up as the best, the very best things 

 that can be grown in the apple line, shrink into insignificance when 

 compared to our Grimes Golden and Jonathan. Thus you can all see 

 that there is no reason, with the soil to produce the best apples in the 

 world, the keeping quality of the apples assured, that there is no reason 

 why, if we all pull together and work hard, that we can not make the 

 state of Nebraska one of the best apple-producing sections in the world. 



I wish to again thank you for the honor you have conferred upon me, 

 and assure you that I will do all in my power to fill the office toi the best 

 of my ability and your satisfaction. 



Calls were here made for Mr. Barnard. 

 . Mr. Barnard: In the eastern part of the state we have not done 

 nearly as much as we should have done. Compared to the Iowa orchards, 

 and the Iowa fruit growers across the river, we have not done nearly as 

 much as we should, and we should wake up, and I think at this meeting 

 that we have done just \vliat we should, and I want to congratulate the 

 exhibitors upon what they have done. It is just what it should be, so if 

 every fellow did not get the first premium it is because I did not have 

 enough to go ai'ound. As far as the work of the society is concei'ned, I 

 realize that we have a work before us, not only of the society and horti- 

 cultural work, but we have a lot of laboring to be done with the legisla- 

 ture and the agricultural board, and a lot of things that come in line 

 with the Horticultural Society, and the Horticultural Society has to take 

 the initiative and push it through, and as far as I am concerned I am 

 always willing to add my share to the work that is to be done. I wish 

 to thank you all for the honor that you have given me, and hope you 

 will all be satisfied with the way I handle the office. 



Meeting adjourned to meet at 2:00 o'clock P.M. 



AFTERNOON SESSION 



Meeting called to order by President W. A. Harrison. 



The President: This afternoon's program will be opened by a paper 

 by Mr. J. P. Hess of Council Bluffs, Iowa, on the "Upward trend of horti- 

 culture." Mr. Hess is listed on the program for tomorrow afternoon, but 

 we have made arrangements that his paper will be given at this time. 



THE UPWARD TREND OF HORTICULTURE. 



J. P. Hess, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



Like every other great industry, horticulture had its beginning in 

 lowly surroundings. The domesticated wild fruit bore little resemblance 



