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upon the agency and organized efforts of the Minnesota Fruit Growers' Association, formed 

 during the Fair, and of which Col. Robertson of your county, by the unanimous choice of- 

 the fruit growers present, has been elected President. The Col. 's well directed efforts in 

 the cause of fruit culture in this State, made this a deserved compliment. The other gentle- 

 men elected to the various offices of the Association, are also zealous workers in the fruit 

 cause of our State, and I have no doubt that their joint labors will be crowned with abun- 

 dant success. 

 The following is the Constitution of this Association as adopted Oct. 4th, 186G: 



COXSTITUTIOX OF THE MINNESOTA FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 



Article 1. The object of the Association shall be to encourage fruit culture in the State 

 of Minnesota : to collect and disseminate correct information in relation thereto, and to pro- 

 mote friendly reunions and community interest, and a spirit of generous emulation among 

 the amateur and professional fruit growers of the State. 



Art. 2. There shall be elected annually a President, Vice President, Treasurer, Corres- 

 ponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, and an Executive Committee of five members, who 

 shall constitute the Executive Department of the Association and the Chairman of Sections 

 shall be ex-oflacio members of the Executive Department. 



Art. 3. The Executive Department shall have power to frame By-Laws for its government 

 and regulations for the meetings and Fruit Shows of the Association. 



Art. 4. The Executive Department shall cause Sections to be organized, as far as 

 practicable in every county, city, village and township of the State. 



Art. f). The presiding officers of the Sections may be chosen by the respective members 

 thereof, and the Association, and the Executive Department may appoint chairmen or organize 

 Sections. 



Art. 6. All members of the Sections shall be members of the Association, and each 

 member shall pay to the Treasurer one dollar per annum, which will entitle him to all the 

 benefits of the Association. 



Art. 7. The presiding officer of said Section shall communicate, from time to time, the 

 results of experiments in fruit culture in his vicinity, to the Executive Department, and all 

 valuable information thus obtained shall be communicated to all members of the Association. 



Art. 8. The Executive Department,shall appoint State Fruit Shows for each description 

 of Minnesota grown fruit in the respective seasons thereof, distributing the places of such 

 shows to accommodate, as far as practicable, the different regions of the State. 



Art. 9. All the dues collected from members shall be expended in disseminating among 

 them information relating to fruit culture. 



Aht. 10. An annual meeting shall be held on the second day of each annual State Fair, 

 in the vicinity thereof, when there shall be an election of officers for the ensuing year, and 

 in the event of their being no State Fair, in any year, the Executive Department shall 

 appoint the time and place of an annual meeting of the Association for that and other 

 appropriate purposes. 



Art. 11. This constitution may l>e amended by a majority of members in attendance at 

 any annual meeting. 



The following is the list of officers for the ensuing year: 



Col. D. A. Robertson, President. 



Col. Charles Hoag, Vice-President. 



Dr. J. H. Stewart, Treasurer. 



Pennock Pusey, Corresponding Secretary. 



J. H. Brainard, Recording Secretary. 



Truman .M. Smith, 

 Wtman Elliot, 

 Dr. Chute, 

 Dr. David Day, 

 O. H. Kellet, 



Ex-Committee. 



