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work you are doing and the voluminous report you send out. So far 

 as I have examined it, I find it good. 

 Can you not exchange with our society? 



Yours truly, 



H. S. Devol, Secretary. 



Dallas, Texas, June 1, 1887. 

 S. D. Hillman, Secretary, etc.: 



Copy of Minnesota State Horticultural Societjr's report received. 

 Please accept thanks and hearty congratulations from the Texas State 

 Horticultural Society. We have live material in our society trying^ 

 to do effective work, and we hope to be able to send you our published 

 report ere very long. 



Yours for horticultural progress, 



Mrs. J. R. Johnson, 

 Secy. Texas State Hort. Society. 



Office of Secretary, Indiana Horticultural Society, 

 Bridgeport, Ind., June 29, 1887. 



S. D. Hillman, Secretary, etc.: 



Your valuable report at hand. I have looked through it, and find 

 it full of meat. I see you are making the tree peddlers' road a hard 

 one to travel. That is right; he should be suppressed, or made to da 

 an honest business. 



The late spring frosts damaged our larger fruits badly. The con- 

 tinued dry weather is seriously affecting raspberries and blackberries. 

 This will be the lightest fruit crop for several years. 



Yours truly, 



C. M. HOBBS. 



Kingston, III., May 23, 1887. 

 S. D. Hillman, Secretary, etc.: 



I am in receipt of report of Minnesota State Horticultural Society 

 for 1887, which you had the kindness to send me. Please accept my 

 sincere thanks for same. I think your reports are of real value to all 

 horticulturists, but especially so to those who are just starting in the 

 business. 

 With best wishes for your Society, I remain 



Respectfully yours, 



Jacob Heckman. 



