432 ANNUAL REPORT. 



of the transactions of the society by the state; and their distribution 

 by the state and the society, and providing an annual appropriation of 

 $1,000. Previous to 1879 there were printed 3,000 of the reports of the 

 state horticultural society. Since that date an additional two thous- 

 and has been authorized. Later on, there is an enactment which 

 compels school districts to set out and protect not less than twelve 

 trees on the grounds about the school building, and directs the county 

 superintendent of schools to see that the law is enforced. The legis- 

 lature with perfect unanimity, gave the society a museum and an office 

 large and convenient apartments on the main floor of the build- 

 ing, with a store room directly beneath in the basement, of sufficient 

 size to accommodate quite large meetings of the society. 



In Kansas a state horticultural society was organized in 1867 with 

 twenty-five members, which has steadily increased in members and 

 influence until the present time, when it has about 175 annual 

 members. 



Secretary Brackett writes : 



"The law passed at the session of the last legislature was quite liberal 

 as it appropriated a sufficient sum of money to cover the expenses of 

 publishing an edition of eight thousand copies of our annual report, 

 and six thousand copies of a forestry manual for each of the next two 

 years. The policy of our state legislatures since 1873 has been to en- 

 courage a rapid and extensive development of the horticultural re- 

 sources of the State by disseminating among the people a most thor- 

 oughly practical knowledge of successful methods of culture and of 

 varieties of fruit adapted to our climate and soil, as a heavy immigra- 

 tion has been attracted to and induced to settle by the displays of pro- 

 ducts in eastern states — a class of lovers of fine fruit, but which was 

 ignorant of the peculiarities existing in this state. The results have 

 been gratifying. We have at this date over 20,000,000 forest trees, 

 under successful culture, and about 150,000 acres of artificially planted 

 forest trees, and the work of extension is heavier than at any previous 

 date. This can be truthfully said to be the fruit of wise and intelli- 

 gent legislation." 



Secretary Boardman of the Maine state pomological society reports 

 that "the $500 appropriated annually is spent to the best advantage 

 in encouraging pomology and horticulture. Our state assumes the 

 expense of publishing our reports, which in some past years have con- 

 tained matter of great value to our orchardists." 



The Massachusetts horticultural society, organized in 1829, the 



