ANNUAL MEETING, JAN. 1895. 471 
Mr.S. D. Richardson, vice-president of the second congres- 
sional district, Winnebago City, then read the following report: 
(See index. ) 
This was followed by the report of R. S. Mackintosh, vice- 
president of the fourth congressional district, St. Anthony 
Park. (See index.) 
Mrs. Jennie Stager, vice-president of the sixth congression- 
al district, Sauk Rapids, then presented the following report : 
(See index.) 
Mr. J. O. Barrett, vice-president of the seventh congression- 
al district, Brown’s Valley, made the following report: (See 
index.) 
Mr. Robert Buttermore, of the first congressional district, 
Lake City, then read the following report on general fruits: 
(See index.) 
Pres. Underwood: We shall not have time to discuss this 
report, as itis 12 o’clock, and the society stands adjourned 
until this afternoon at 2 o’clock. 
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
The meeting was called to order at 2 o’clock. 
Pres, Underwood: Before we begin our program for this 
afternoon, there is one thing I want to speak of again. Ido 
not want any one to feel as though they could not take part in 
the discussions and in the exercises at this meeting because 
they are not members. We want you to feel, whether members 
or not, as though you had a perfect right to take part in all the 
proceedings, and to speak on any subject we may have under 
discussion. This is whether you are a member or not; we do 
not restrict our deliberations to members only. There is only 
one matter in our proceedings in which members only can take 
part, and that is the election of officers, and we would be glad 
to have you all become members and to help the society by 
contributing the nominal sum of one dollar and receiving in ex- 
change our monthly magazine and the annual report; but whe- 
ther you do this or not, we want you to feel as though you 
were a member while you are attending our meetings, and any 
thought that occurs to you that may be of interest in the sub- 
ject under consideration, any experience you may have had. or 
any question you may wish to ask—I hope you will be perfectly 
free todoso. The reporter desires that when any one rises to 
speak he give his name that the report may be made complete, 
and we will try to accommodate him in that respect. We will 
