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Attention was called to the letter of greeting from Mr, Bush- 

 aell, president of the State Agricultural Society. (See page 107). 



On motion of Mr. Grimes the compliments of the Society were 

 returned by a unanimous vote. 



President Elliot said the relations existing between the two 

 societies had been very harmonious in the past and he hoped 

 would still remain so in the future. He hoped Mr. Bushnell 

 would be able to be present before the close of the meeting. 



Mr. Underwood, from the Committee on the President's An- 

 nual Address, presented the following report: 



The Committee on President's Address recommend that Presi- 

 -dent Elliot, Col. Stevens and Mr. Hillman be a committee to 

 secure a room for holding our annual meetings and a place for 

 our library. Also, that a committee of five be appointed by the 

 president to revise premium list of divisions G, H and I for our 

 next state fair, and to secure representation on the state agricul- 

 tural board, and that the second, third and fourth recommenda- 

 tions of the President on this subject be included in the duties 

 of that committee. Your committee would also recommend that 

 this Society indorse the work done by our state farmers institute 

 and recommend that the state legislature appropriate $10,000 

 per annum for its maintenance. We would also urge that our 

 representative in the board of directors should see that horti- 

 cultural interests be fully and ably represented in the work. 



Your committee would further recommend that the uiatter of 

 local societies be referred to our executive committee. 



In the matter of representative at the American Pomological 

 Society in Ocala, Fla., we would recommend that if the finances 

 of our Society will admit, that our President be instructed to at- 

 tend or secure a substitute. 



J. M. Underwood, 

 M. Pearse, , 



J. S. Harris, 



Committee. 

 The report of the committee was adopted. 



Mr. Underwood, from the Committee on Eevision of Fruit 

 List, presented a report which with some slight changes was 

 adopted as follows: 



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