418 , ANNUAL EEPORT 



LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



The following, embracing a number of letters and valuable papers, 

 read before local horticultural societies, are here presented, in addition 

 to the regular reports made at the annual meeting of the Society, 

 which elsewhere appear. 



Following is a jreport of the Ramsey County Horticultural Society: 



GERMAN AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 

 OF RAMSEY COUNTY. 



B. D. Hilhnan, Secretary, Etc.: 



At your request I send you list of ofi&cers of the Ramsey County 

 German Agricultural and Horticultural Society, to-wit: 

 President — H. Christoph. 

 Vice-President — Ch. Bunde. 

 Secretary — E. A. Venzke, 

 Financial Secretary — F. Spangenberg. 

 Treasurer — A. Giesmann. 



Executive Committee — Ch. Bunde, A. Richter, Peter Hahn. 

 Society meets monthly as before stated in report last year. 



Yours truly, 



E. Venzke, Secretary. 



SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



A local horticultural society was organized at Mankato April 13, 

 1888. Following is an account thereof from the Daily Free Press of 

 April Uth : 



"A meeting was held at Mr. Daniel Buck's office yesterday to organ- 

 ize a local horticultural society. The following officers were elected: 



President — Daniel Buck. 

 Vice-President — George Keenan. 

 Secretary — Edwin Rodgers. 

 Treasurer — Curtin Cooper. 



*'A committee was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws. A 

 great deal of interest was developed at the meeting and there is no 

 doubt that the society will be of great benefit to the community. It 

 is intended to have specialists prepare papers on various topics and 

 read them before the meetings, to be followed by general discussions. 



