112 ANNUAL REPORT 



carh', and all reasonable means should be used to place it in the hands of the peo- 

 ple as early as possible. 



secretary's financial statement. 



Receipts since last annual meeting: 



Meml)ership fees $ 10 00 



From State Treasury 131 00 



Farmer's special, Lake City ^ f 



$150 00 



Disbursements as per schedule, audited by committee, $1 66.21, leaving a balance 

 due the society of $16.21. 



The report of the committee on the president's address, was then submitted and 

 adopted, as follows : 

 Mr. PrestcUnt, and Members of the Horticultural Society : 



Your committee would make the following suggestions : 



First. The appointment of a committee of (3) three to confer with the Horticul- 

 tural Societies of Iowa and Wisconsin, looking toward the appointment of a simi- 

 lar committee from the societies of these states. The joint committee of (9) nine, 

 to compile a hand book of instruction, for the use of Horticulturists, said book to 

 be a brief synopsis of desirable varieties, how to plant them and subsequent culti- 

 vation, said book not to exceed 150 pages, nor to cost each society a larger sum than 

 ($100.00) one hundred dollars, and to be endorsed by each society before publication. 



Secend. That the executive committee be instructed to appropriate the sum of 

 ($200.00) two hundred dollars, be set aside annually from the annual appropriation 

 of $1,000.00, and invested in interest bearing bonds, interest and principal to be 

 devoted to a premium list, with the object in view of increasing our list of hardy 

 winter varieties of apples, under such restrictions, as shall be deemed best by the 

 society. 



Third. That the regents of the State Univeristy be requested to institute an ex- 

 perimental fruit farm, on the part of the new University farm, under scientific 

 management. 



Fourth. That a seedling fruit committee of three (3) be elected by the society, 

 and that such committee shall testify their willingness to serve on such committee, 

 their reasonable necessary expenses being paid by the society for visiting desirable 

 seedling trees in our own State. The expenses of such committee not to exceed 

 $100.00. 



Fifth. That our society acknowledge their just and honorable indebtedness to 

 Messrs. R. J. Mendenhall and Wyman Elliot, and that the proceeds from member- 

 ships be deposited to the order of our Treasurer, on interest ; that certificates be 

 issued Messrs. Mendenhall and Elliot in the sum of $100.00 each, to be paid as 

 such sums accrue, to reimburse them for condensing, compiling and publishing our 

 report from 1866 to 1873. 



Siath. That the executive committee be authorized to appropriate the sum of 

 $200.00 annually, (the first payment to be made at the present time) to be paid to 

 our Secretary, for labor in our behalf, also, that the Secretary be authorized to pro- 

 cure at the expense of our society, suitable and necessary cuts, to be used in illus- 

 trating our reports. 



