56 ANNUAL REPORT 



OLMSTED COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To the Secretary of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society: 



The annual meeting of this society for the election of officers 

 and the transaction of other business was held at the City Hall in 

 the city of Rochester, on the eighth of January, at 2 o'clock p. 

 M., President A. W. Sias in the chair. 



The meeting being called to order thereupon the jiresident 

 read his annual address; also read a letter froniS. D. Hillman, of 

 Minneapolis, upon the subject of fruit culture, and an interest- 

 ing and instructive paper by J. S. Harris upon the subject 

 " Insects Injurious to Vegetation. " 



After a general discussion upon the subject of small fruits the 

 meeting proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing 

 year, with results as follows: 



President — A. W. Sias. 



Vice President — J. D. Swain. 



Secretary — M. J. Hoag. 



Treasurer — Way 1 an d Stedman . 



Executive Committee — J. D. Swain, M. J. Hoag, Wayland 

 Stedman. 



Librarian — Mrs. E. Stausbury. 



The treasurer's report was read and accepted. 



Receipts, $9.30; disbursements, $8.25; balance in treasury , 

 $1.05. 



Meeting adjourned sine die. 



M. J. Hoag, Secretary. 



The following report was read by the secretary: 



M'LEOD COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Glencoe, Minn., Jan. 17, 1887. 

 S. D. milman, Secretary, etc., Minneapolis, Minn., 



Dear Sir: As the storm prevents my being with you to- 

 morrow, I will send you by to-day's mail a brief account of our 

 last annual meeting. As provided by our constitution, the an- 

 nual meeting of the McLeod County Horticultural Society was 

 held the second Tuesday of the present month in G. A. R. Hall, 

 this city. The meeting was called to ord^r at 2 o'clock p. m. 



