102 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



am sending regularly to these papers all bulletins issued, also to each 

 member of our society. I have received letters of encouragement from a 

 number of people to whom these bulletins have been sent. We have added 

 to our membership list since our last report thirty-one members, twenty- 

 two life and nine annual. I am sorry to announce since our last annual 

 meeting the death of Harvey Link, of Millard. 



Just before the opening of the state fair last fall, we added improve- 

 ments to our Horticultural Hall at a cost of $311.75 in the way of addi- 

 tional shelving and two closets with sewer connections. On Wednesday 

 of the week of the fair we had a free fruit day, at which time we gave 

 out more than ten thousand packages of fruit, between 10 and 2 o'clock, 

 giving to each person passing out of the hall a sack of fruit. For this we 

 purchased 50 barrels of apples and 700 baskets of grapes, at a cost of 

 $337.20, the fruit costing $278.70, storage and labor $58.50. 



While this is a great advertisement for our society, I believe a better 

 way would be, after the fair is over with, take the premium fruit, dis- 

 tribute to nev/spapers and charitable institutions. 



The following cash has been received since last meeting and turned 

 over to our Treasurer, for which I hold his receipt: 



Membership $111 00 



Incidentals 4 10 



Fruit sold at the state fair 54 25 



$169 35 



The following warrants have been drawn on the Treasurer: 



No. Amount 



1 Ernest Hornung, premiums $11 00 



2 Wm. Mohler, premiums 6 00 



3 John Williams, premiums 1 00 



4 Lewis Henderson, premiums 19 00 



5 Frey & Frey, premiums 17 00 



6 Dole Floral Co., premiums 11 00 



7 P. B. Floth, premiums 5 00 



8 G. S. Christy, per diem 15 00 



9 Peter Youngers, per diem 9 00 



10 Chas. L. Saunders, per diem 6 00 



11 C. H. Green, per diem 12 00 



12 W. G. Swan, per diem 12 00 



13 Don Russell, part pay reporting summer meeting 25 00 



14 Whitehead & Hoag Co., membership buttons 75 50 



15 E. F. Stephens, premium 1 00 



16 L. M. Russell, salary 125 00 



17 C. S. Harrison, stock for York Exp. Station 20 00 



18 Youngers & Co., stock for Chambers Exp. Station 8 90 



19 Benton Bros., printing 1,000 cards 2 50 



