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would be a safe and sure guide in educating them to become efficient 

 producers of fruits, vegetables and flowers. Instruction in the 

 animal industries are being pushed with a great deal of vigor by 

 our institute corps, also grain and the grasses are receiving their 

 due share of recognition, but from what I can learn about the pres- 

 ent facilities for ipstructing the people upon horticultural topics it 

 is somewhat different. I would recommend that a committee of five 

 members of this society, outside of its officers, be appointed to draw 

 up a set of resolutions setting forth the need for greater exertion 

 on the part of the institute board to provide proper horticultural in- 

 structions with each division of the Farmers' Institute corps. 



Oliver Gibbs : A word in regard to the farmers' institute. 

 There seems to be an impression derived from old conditions that 

 the farmers v/ho meet there to hear the lectures of the institute 

 corps have no interest in anything but cattle, sheep and dairying 

 perhaps, and do not want much time taken up with horticulture. I 

 have yet to see an institute meeting where a horticultural lecturer 

 came to the front and talked to the farmers about fruit growing but 

 what they showed as much interest and enthusiasm as they did for 

 any other topic that could be presented. I have always believed ^ 

 that Mr. Gregg would be fully sustained if he were to give horti- 

 culture as prominent a place in institute work as is given those sub^ 

 jects which are now made the leading topics. 



REPORT OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. 



WYMAN ELIylOT, CHAIRMAN. 



In this report we have little of interest to present. Since our 

 last annual meeting we have not needed legislation of any kind. 

 At the coming session there is nothing of great importance that 

 now needs attention unless new demands are made by members 

 at this meeting. 



SECRETARY'S ANNUAL REPORT, 1902. 



A. W. I,ATHAM, SECRETARY- 



This report which I have the honor to present to you at this 

 time completes my twelfth year of service with this society as its 

 secretary, a service which has been in every way a pleasing one to 

 me and, I trust, in some measure instrumental in advancing the in- 

 terests for which this organization stands. 



From a membership of 159 in 1890 (of which number 41 were 

 life members) in the twelve years it has grown to a total of 1,248 

 members, including in the list 107 life members. The life mem- 



