18 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



profit connected with it that is very certain to bring about this result. 

 We hope to see many new faces amongst the exhibitors at the state 

 fair the coming year. 



There have been a number of additional competitors for the 

 $i,ooo premium offered for a seedling apple tree the past year, and 

 considerable correspondence has come into the office in connection 

 with this, which has been turned over to Prof. S. B. Green, chairman 

 of the committee having this matter in charge, of which he will re- 

 port with some fullness. The display of seedlings from this source, 

 now on exhibition in an adjoining room, is in the line of this work. 



Some changes in the printing of our report have been suggested, 

 in the way of using a coarser type and decreasing the number of re- 

 ports bound in paper, which will probably be put into execution, 

 both of these items adding to the convenience or permanence of the 

 report. The demand for the report is fully up to the limit, with our 

 large membership. 



I present you herewith the financial report of the society for the 

 year 1900: 



RECEIPTS. 



Balance on hand in Hennepin County Savings Bank, Dec. 7, 1899.. $679.95 



Interest on deposit in Hennepin County Savings Bank 18.29 



Books sold 9-8o 



Life membership fees 80.00 



Advertisements in magazine 97.00 



Railway tickets sold 3-75 



Minnesota State Fair 8.00 



Annual Membership fees for 1899 24.00 



Annual membership fees for 1900 708.00 



Annual membership fees for 1901 166.00 



Sundries 1400 



Total $1,808.79 



EXPENDITURES. 



Telegrams $4-43 



Expenses, Annual INIeeting, 1899 9I-3-2 



Reporting meeting, 1899 99-40 



Assistance in office 31 -05 



Delegate's expenses 68.74 



Vice-president's expenses 12.86 



Supt. Trial Station, expenses 10.00 



Office supplies 11. 42 



Printing 134-28 



Postage 141 .88 



Express 89.04 



insurance 8.00 



Expenses, Executive Board 37- 16 



Library 12.05 



