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MINNESOTA STATE HORTIOULTUEAL SOCIETY. 



In some places agriculture is carried on in the most primitive 

 style, with little if any progress since the time when Moses fed the 

 flocks of his father-in-law Jethro on the plains of Midian, 'and 

 little attention paid to horticulture. In other localities enterprise 

 and thrift is seen on every hand, and both agriculture and horti- 

 culture are in a flourishing condition, and carried on by modern 

 methods. 



DAVID SECOE, WINNEBAGO CITY. 



To the lover of horticulture it is a pleasing and inspiring sight 

 to see healthy and flourishing young orchards of peach, pear and 

 apple trees extending on both sides as far as the eye can see, giving 

 evidence of thrift and prosperity and an abundant harvest to re- 

 ward the labors and to crown the efforts of the husbandman. 



In the development of a coiintry, rural and village improvements 

 go hand in hand, and progress is in about the same ratio. The im- 

 provement of one lends inspiration to and encourages the improve- 

 ment of the other. 



In an agricultural country like Minnesota in order to accomplish 

 the best results it is essential that the towns and the rural districts 

 work together in harmony and strive to upbuild and promote each 

 other's welfare. The growth and progress in this state in the last 

 four decades seem almost marvelous, and we have reached the point 



