100 ANNUAL REpoRT. 
ELECTION OF OFFICERS CONCLUDED. 
The society here resumed the election of officers. 
For executive committee the secretary was successively directed 
to cast the ballot for the following: 
M. Pearce, Rochester. 
Wyman Elliot, Minneapolis. 
George W. Clark, Winona. 
O. F. Brand, Faribault. 
William E. Brimhall, St. Paul. 
The president and secretary are members ex-officio. 
DELEGATES TO THE MEETING OF THE STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The following were elected successively: 
Wyman Elliot, Minneapolis. 
O. F. Brand, Faribault. 
B. F. Perry, Rochester. 
President Smith, St. Paul. 
Dr. Twitchell, Chatfield. 
A motion was made and seconded to empower this committee to 
fill any vacancies by the appointment of members of the Horti- 
cultural society. The motion was carried. 
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL SOCIETIES. 
The committee on local societies, through its chairman, Prof. 
Lacy; reported that nothing had been accomplished, and asked to 
be discharged. 
Mr. Harris. I believe that local societies ought to be organized 
for the distribution of information on horticultural subjects. For 
instance: there is great ignorance on the subject of injurious 
insects. Such societies should have cabinets of insects, birds, and 
other horticultural products, and books. We want collections of 
insects to show which are injurious and which are harmless, and 
collections of birds to show which to protect and which to destroy, 
Mr. Harris’ speech was quite animated, and by the vote of the 
society he was requested to prepare a copy for the Transactions and 
for the papers. . 
The committee was discharged and a new committee appointed 
consisting of Messrs. J. 8. Harris and A. W. Latham. 
