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varieties of fruit to be found connected with any agricultural col- 

 lege in the country ; all of the labor-saving implements for cultiva- 

 tion, pruning, spraying, etc. ; a nursery in which are found all 

 kinds of fruits and ornamental trees and shrubs ; and with no 

 tuition, only the expense of board and incidentals, — no young 

 man, who has the time and is interested in any line of agriculture 

 or horticulture, can afford to let another season pass by without 

 taking advantage of this offer of a free education that shall fit him 

 for some line of the most interesting .and healthful, and, when 

 conducted in a business-like way, profitable, calling. 



At this, the first annual meeting, forty-seven new names were 

 added to the membership. The meeting was declared adjourned, 

 subject to call for a field meeting in June, at some place to be 

 decided upon in the near future. 



