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take the voting power away from the secretary so that he will not be a 

 member of the Executive Board. 



Mr. Beltzer: I offer the following resolution as a constitutional amend- 

 ment: 



Resolved, That that part of article IV of the constitution where it 

 reads "the secretary shall be elected by the Executive Board" be stricken 

 out," and the following be inserted, "and be elected by the members be- 

 longing to this society." 



Mr. Williams: Mr. President, I have a resolution also that I wish to 

 offer: 



Resolved, That the constitution of the Nebraska State Horticultural 

 Society be changed to give the voting power to all annual members; to 

 extend the right of franchise to all members, both annual and life mem- 

 bers. 



If it is desired I will prepare the resolution in writing and it can be 

 handed to the Secretary. 



The President: If there is no objection we will now listen to the report 

 of the secretary. 



REPOKT OF SECRETARY. 



The last season has been one of profit to the horticulturist in general 

 having had one of the greatest fruit crops in the history of the state. 

 There being a big crop of most varieties of apples. Grimes' Golden being 

 so plentiful that at gathering time some sold for 50 cents per bushel. 

 The grower would have done well had he stored them, for during the 

 Christmas time they were retailing in Lincoln for 50 cents per peck. Cher- 

 ries were in abundance. Strawberries cut short, by two weeks of dry 

 weather just as they were beginning to ripen. Grapes a good crop as was 

 shown from the exhibit at the fair. The peach crop was good in some 

 portions of the state while a failure in others owing to the buds being 

 damaged in March. The florists have had about all the business they 

 could attend to, some of them being too busy to make their usual exhibit 

 at the state fair. 



In accordance with the changes in our constitution at the last annual 

 meeting the executive board arranged for an open office at the state house, 

 in the room with the State Board of Agriculture. 



A little time was necessary to get into working order, it being our 

 purpose to issue each month a bulletin pertaining to some branch of hor- 

 ticulture. To the present time I have sent out bulletin No. 7, sending one 

 to each member of the society. In order to get them in the hands of more 

 people, I sent letters to 282 different newspapers over the state asking them 

 if they would print as reading matter our bulletins or a part of them. 

 From the above papers mentioned, I received replies from thirty-two, say- 

 ing they would be glad to use our bulletins, or such part as they could. I 



