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Prosideiit (jreen : The motion then would be that the 

 IJoard of Directors be instructed to provide a proper case tor 

 the cups and medal which have been won by this Society. 

 ^Motion as amended carried. 



Mr. Yager : I move we adjourn. Seconded and carried. 



Wednesday, January 19, 1910, 2 p.m. 

 Society reassembled and proceeded with its program. 

 President Green.: We will have first the reports of the 

 district directors who are present. 

 The following reports were given : 



PiEPOET FKOM DISTRICT NO. 1. 



COMPRISING OTOE^ JOHNSON^ NEMAHA, PAWNEE^ AND RICHARD- 

 SON COUNTIES. 



Beginning with the strawberry, the first fruit to ripen, 

 the crop was very short but the high price helped considerable 

 on receipts. The short crop was caused by the dry weather 

 in 1908, causing a very poor stand of plants. Late frosts also 

 added to the shortage. Raspberries were seriously damaged 

 by anthracnose and winter killing and the crop was light. 

 Blackberries did better, but a light cane gTowth in 1908 pre- 

 vented the possibility of a good crop. Cherries were abun- 

 dant, and very fine. The cherry crop was better than it has 

 been for several vears. The ravages of the shothole fungus 

 a few years ago killing a great part of the cherry trees is the 

 only thing that prevented an over production of cherries this 

 year. Pears were badly hit by a late frost and a very light 

 crop resulted. Prices were |2 per bushel. There were only 

 a few seedling peaches of very poor quality, selling at 50 cents 

 to |1 per bushel. 



Our apple crop this year was an enigma. Frost was usually 

 blamed for the failure in so manv orchards, but one thing 



