HISTOKIC ACCOUNT. 
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In 1859 the Association held its fair in connection with the 
Agricultural Society at Milwaukee; and in January, 1860, the 
annual meeting was held at Whitewater, and the discussions 
there had are printed in the Transactions of the Agricultural 
Society for 1859, at the end of the volume. This seems to 
have been the last meeting held by the Association. The exhi¬ 
bition of that year was held in connection with the Agricul¬ 
tural society, at Madison. 
The following is the list of officers for that year: 
President—3. C. Brayton, Aztalon. 
Vice-Presidents —F. W. Loudon, Janesville; J. L, Judd, Waupun. 
Pec. Secretary —0. S. Willey, Janesville. 
Cor. Secretary —A. G. Hanford, Waukesha. 
Treasurer —0. P Dow, Palmyra ; J. C. Plumb, Madison. 
Executive Committee —H. A. Oongar, Whitewater; JamesOzane, Jr., Sumner. 
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. —The break¬ 
ing out of the rebellion, which for the time being put a stop to 
nearly all meetings of agriculturists, and especially in Wis¬ 
consin,not only closed the meetings and exhibitions of the 
Fruit Glrowers’ Association, but also led to its disorganization. 
Thus matters stood until the meeting and exhibition of the 
Wisconsin State Agricultural Society at Janesville, which was 
held September 25 and 29, of 1865; when the fruit growers 
again rallied in force, and made a greater show than had ever 
been made before in Wisconsin, carrying off in premiums 
$165 for apples, pears, grapes, plums and quinces, $20 for 
wine, $20 for delicacies, $55 for flowers and $16 for water¬ 
melons, besides large premiums for other products of the gar¬ 
den. There were also awarded as premiums, 18 volumes 
of the Transactions of the Wisconsin State Agricultural 
Society. During that fair a meeting was held of which F. C. 
Curtis of Columbia County, was Chairman, and 0. S. Willey, 
Madison, Secretary. 
On motion a Committee was appointed to devise measures 
to re-organize the Association ; and the meeting adjourned to 
the evening of the 29th of September to hear and act upon the 
report of the Committee. 
The adjourned Horticultural meeting met at the Court Koom, 
in Janesville, Thursday evening. Sept, 29, F. C. Curtis in the 
chair, and George J. Kellogg acting as Secretary pro tern. 
