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their Fair at the same time and place. This exhibition was 
very limited, and confined to apples shown mostly by Messrs. 
Hanford, Starin and a few others, with “ grapes grown on the 
bank of tlie Geneva Lake,” by Mr. Russel. The show of 
Fruits made the same year at the fair of the Agricultural So¬ 
ciety held at Milwaukee, on the 8th, 9th and 10th of October, 
mostly by members of the Association was very fine, their pre¬ 
miums amounting to $124. 
The officers elected in 1856 were Chas. Gifford, President; 
C. Hawley, A. Slocum, and H. T. Woodward, Vice-Presidents ; 
Andrew Child, Recording Secretary ; Chas. Colby, Correspond¬ 
ing Secretary; R. W. Parker, Treasurer, and J. C. Brayton, 
H. J. Starin and A. G. Hanford, Executive Committee. It 
does not appear that any meetings for discussion were held this 
year. But it would seem that during the year it was decided 
to accept the proposition made made by the Agricultural So¬ 
ciety, and on the 29th and 30th of September and the 1st and 
2d of October, the Association held their fair in connection 
with the State Agricultural Fair, at Janesville ; and then fitted 
up and filled over 300 feet of tables with Apples, Pears, Grapes 
and Plums. This Fair seems from the report made by Mr. 
Brayton to the Agricultural Society, and found in the Trans¬ 
actions of the State Agricultural Society^ page 499, of that year, 
to have been a complete success. 
[There seems to be no record of 1857.] 
The annual meeting of the Association for 1858, was held 
at Milwaukee Feb. 9. The following is the list of officers : 
President—K. G. Hanford, of Waukesha. 
Vice Presidents—Hans Crocker, Milwaukee; D. J. Powers, Madison ; 
D. Mathews, Burlington. 
Seci'eiary —Charles Qifford, Milwaukee. 
Treasurer —0. C. Olin, Waukesha. 
Executive Committee —H. J. Starin, Whitewater; J. C. Brayton, Aztalan ; 
Thomas P. Turner, Waukesha. 
Messrs. Powers and Gifford were appointed a committee to 
procure the passage of a law similar to that of Massachusetts, 
for the protection of fruit trees, and trees planted for shade 
or ornament, and Messrs. Olin, Starin and Crocker were ap- 
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