110 NKBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIIOTY. 



After all these trjing renditions, how ever, the horticulturists have 

 not lost courage. The people of the southeast part of the state, with 

 well located and well tended orchards were fortunate and escaped the 

 woist injury from freezes and frosts and harvested one of the best 

 crops in recent years, and on account of the light crop the country over 

 good prices were received for all their fruit. 



Many commercial growers in Richardson, Nemaha, Pawnee, Johnson 

 and adjoining counties harvested large crops of very fine apples, while 

 pears and peaches in this section also produced well in a number of 

 instances. Henry C. Smith, of Richardson county, reports a yield or 

 more than 20,000 bushels of apples; the Shubert brothers, of the same 

 county, more than 35,000 bushels. Good 'yields were also reported from 

 commercial growers at Peru, Auburn, Johnson, Tecumseh, Table Rock, 

 Du Bois, and points farther west. In Lancaster county the crop was 

 lighter, although a few orchards produced well. The quality of the 

 fruit grown was above the average, due to more thorough spraying and 

 cultural methods and to weather conditions not so conducive to the 

 development of scab and other fimgous diseases. Trees and plants in 

 all parts of the state have made good growths and went into winter 

 quarters in splendid condition, which indicates a heavy crop next season. 



The capacity of Horticultural Hall at the state fair was taxed to take 

 care of the floral and fruit exhibits shown. The list of entries was 

 large, notwithstanding the short fruit crop in the state. Almost every 

 class filled and practically all of the premium money offered was, paid out 

 and from the standpoint of quality and appearance we think the exhibits 

 the best ever staged at the Nebraska state fair. Wallaces' Farmer, in 

 making a report of the fair as viewed from an impartial standpoint, 

 had the following to say regarding Horticultural Hall: 



"Horticultural Hall is always an interesting place to visit at Lin- 

 coln. The state society lends its influence to encourage exhibits of 

 apples and other fruits, with the result that a fine display is made 

 every year. This year, in spite of the unfavorable season in many 

 localities, the quality and extent of the show surpassed all records. 

 The apples were of excellent coloring and size, and remarkably clean 

 and free from scab and worms. Evidently the Nebraska fruit growers 

 are giving more attention to spraying and scientific orcharding. The 

 increase in the display of pears was most notable, there being several 

 times as many entries as last season, and this fruit is becoming more 

 general in the orchards of the state. Among the interesting things of 

 the show none were more eloquent of Nebraska's success as a fruit 

 country than the handsome trophy cups and medals won by her horti- 

 culturists at the national show last winter." 



The policy of the executive board has been much the same the past 

 year as in previous years. One new feature planned for the coming year 

 is the publication of a monthly magazine by the society to take the 

 place of the bi-monthly bulletins which have been published. This will 

 be a three-column paper, eight by twelve inches, and ranging from 



