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and exhibition of our fruits ; and with this estimate in view I was 

 authorized by unanimous vote of the committee, to make the dis- 

 play as complete and creditable as the time, the condition of the 

 fruit crop and the funds at disposal would allow. 

 The following is the expense bill : 



Collecting and forwarding fruits at home $ 83.84 



Expenses to Philadelphia and return 147.50 



Ca^h paid J. T. Grimes, time and expenses on grapes 28.45 



Time in collecting fruits, August 8th, to September 7th 80.00 



Use of team 20.00 



Total $359.70 



This bill has been approved by the Executive Committee and 

 paid by the treasurer. 



As appears elsewhere in the proceedings of the Executive Com- 

 mittee and in the report of the treasurer, two hundred dollars of this 

 outlay was contributed by the Governor from his contingent fund^ 

 leaving the cost of the representation of our society at Philadelphia 

 and the exhibition ot the fruits, $159.79 to the regular funds of the 

 society. 



A survey of the condition of the fruit crop in the state, made 

 previous to the meeting of the committee, showed that, disasters 

 excepted, a few specially favored localities could be depended on for 

 a good collection ; but at the same time it was further apparent 

 that, notwithstanding the promise of the spring, it was the off year 

 for apples in Minnesota, as it was almost everywhere else, and if 

 the fruit to be taken to Philadelphia was to be anything like a 

 general representation of the large list of varieties grown, it must 

 be collected by a careful and laborious search in several counties. 

 Circulars calling for fruit and for information as to where it could 

 be obtained, were immediately printed and sent to the state press, 

 members of the society, and others, and from the time of my ap- 

 pointment to the 7th of September, when I was obliged to leave 

 with the fruit for the east, my entire time was devoted to the get- 

 ting up of the collection. Some promising localities were left un- 

 visited for want of time, and some of our best and handsomest 

 varieties, especially new seedling apples, were left behind for want 

 of time to go after them. As it was, I succeeded in getting to- 

 gether about twelve bushels of apples representing about one 

 hundred and forty distinct varieties, without including a single one 

 that was inferior, and, with the assistance of J. T. Grimes, who at- 

 ended mostly to that matter, about thirty kinds of grapes, and a 



