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President Cutler presented an annual address, which was full of 

 encouraging advice. Mr. Benjamin, of Hutchinson, told how 

 he had succeeded and failed in his twenty years of experiment- 

 ing in fruit growing. "Notes by the Wayside," a paper read 

 by President Cutler, was full of interest to the society. The 

 reports of secretary and treasurer showed an increase in mem- 

 bers to twenty-six, and a balance in treasurer's hands of seven 

 dollars and ninety-two cents. The officers of last year are re- 

 tained for the ensuing one, as follows: 



President — Milon Cutlei', Sumter. 



Vice Presidant — H. Getchell, Glencoe. 



Secretary —H. I. Corson, Glencoe. 



Treasurer — J. Nobles, Glencoe. 



Executive Committee — Carl Hagan, Sumter; Dr. Benjamin, Hut- 

 chinson, and Jacob Koons, of Penn. Eespectfully, 



H. I. Corson, Secretary. 



EAMSEY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY. 



S. D. Hillman, Secretary, etc.: • 



The Ramsey County Agricultural and Horticultural Society 

 has about fifty-five members, and the meetings are held on the 

 third Saturday of each month, at Turner Hall, St. Paul. At 

 those meetings papers are read and discussed on various subjects^ 

 pertaining to agriculture and horticulture. The society always^ 

 did exhibit at the state fairs, at Rochester, Owatonna and St. 

 Paul, and generally was awarded first premium for the best ex- 

 hibit of agriculture made by any county, and in 1885 was award- 

 ed the silk banner valued at $150, Avhich actually makes it the 

 banner society of the State. In 1886 the manager of the state 

 fair very unwisely barred our society from competing for any 

 premium offered for county exhibits. The matter was discussed 

 at one of the meetings and it was resolved that neither the so- 

 ciety nor any of its members would exhibit at the state fair of 

 1886; consequently most of the space set apart for vegetables was 

 vacant, and the visitors to the state fair were deprived of seeing 

 one of the finest displays of vegetables, fruits, etc., ever made 

 in the State, -which the society would have made had it not been 

 barred. 



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