20 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT OF H. M. LYMAN, TREASURER. 

 RECEIPTS. 

 1900. 



Feb. 14. C. W. Sampson, Treas $133.68 



" " State treasurer 750.00 



June 22. A. W. Latham, Sec'y, annual dues, etc 892.50 



Aug. 12. State treasurer 750.00 



Total $2,526.18 



DISBURSEMENST. 



March i. Order No. 81, A. W. Latham, see's, salary, first quarter, 



1900 $225.00 



April 25. Order No. 82, S. B. Green, appropriation for expenses 



European trip investigating horticulture 100.00 



June I. Order No. 83, A. W. Latham, secy's, salary second quarter, 



1900 225 . 00 



" 19. Premiums, summer meeting, 1900 80.00 



" 22. Order No. 84, A. W. Latham, expenses I2]5|99-6|i81i900, 



secretary's office 908.74 



Sept. I. A. W. Latham, secretary's salary, third quarter, 1900 225.00 



Balance on hand 762.44 



Total $2,526. 18 



ANNUAL MEETING, SOUTHERN MINNESOTA 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



MRS. C. E. BRAINERD, SECRETARY, AI^BERT I.EA. 



The eighth annual meeting of the Southern Minnesota Horticul- 

 tural Society was held in the G. A. R. hah, Austin, Minn., Nov. 

 20, 21 and 2.2, 1900. Meeting called to order at l o'clock p. m. with 

 President J. C. Hawkins in chair. The weather was unfavorable, 

 the roads in very poor condition and the people in the vicinity not 

 particularly interested ; consequently the first session opened with a 

 small audience. The second day there was a good attendance, and 

 the third day a fairly good one. Several of the persons who had 

 promised to write papers failed to put in an appearance or to send a 

 paper or substitute. This was especially disappointing to the pro- 

 gram committee. Notwithstanding all these discouragements, we 

 had interesting, instructive, elevating and cheerful sessions, morn- 

 ing, afternoon and evening. What was lacking in numbers was made 

 up in intelligence and appreciation. The papers were good and to the 

 point, showing much careful study, research and experience. Every 

 paper brought out spirited and animated discussions. The display 

 of fruit was a good one. There was a great variety of apples, a few 

 varieties of plums and other small fruits in cans. This was an im- 

 portant and interesting feature of the meeting. There was also a. 



