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legislature has not been educated to that point where the}' could 



realize something of the benefits that would flow to our people by 



granting a little encouragement in the way of state aid to farmers' 



institutions and agricultural conventions. Our thanks are due to the 



officers and members of the Wisconsin society for the cordial welcome 



extended us, and the hospitality and kindly attentions that made 



our visit in Madison both pleasant and profitable, and to our own 



Minnesota Society for honoring us as her delegates upon this occasion. 



We hope that we have received benefits that shall enable us to become 



more useful members, and that we have formed valuable acquaintances 



who will lend us their aid in developing tiie fruit resources of the 



great northwest. 



Again we thank the officers and members of the Minnesota State 



Horticultural Society for the honor conferred upon us, and the 



privilege afforded us of meeting upon their own stamping ground, those 



old veterans of Wisconsin horticulture, Smitht Peffer, Tuttle, Kellogg, 



Plumb and a score of others, and last,5but not least, Hatch the "young 



America" of the society. 



Trumaist M. Smith, 



J. S. Harris, 

 St. Paul, Minn , February, 1886. 



LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



The following reports from local horticultural societies are herewith 

 presented : 



GERMAN AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 

 OF RAMSEY COUNTY. 



S. D. Hillman, Secretary etc.: 



At your request I will send you a list of the officers of the Ramsey 

 County German Agricultural and Horticultural Society, as follows, 

 to-wit : 



President — Adam Bohland. 



Vice President — Alex. Knuze. 



Secretary — Louis Edlefsen. 



Financial Secretary — Ernest Veuzke. 



Treasurer — Aug. Giesmann. 



Executive Committee — Charles Bunde, Wm. Muiler and John Lorenz. 



