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Mr. Libby presented specimens of a new and beautiful seedling early win¬ 
ter apple, called “Lincoln”—too much impaired to judge of its quality. 
Mr. Geo. W. Huntley showed a fine collection of Southern apples, which 
were hardly recognized, from their evident growth upon a soil full of humors 
or an atmosphere of fogs. 
Mrs. J. C. Plumb, exhibited a fine collection of sealed fruits, pickles and 
jellies. 
Mrs. Stevens exhibited an orange tree in fruit, which was a pleasing 
novelty. 
The decorations of “ winter boquets,” composed of eternal flowers, grasses 
and evergreen sprigs, were well arranged to give flnish to this exhibition. 
M. H. P. HOGAN, 
D. W. ADAMS, 
JOHN NICHOLS, 
Committee. 
Resolutions on Exhibitions. —It was resolved to hold a summer exhibition 
at such time and place as may be determined by the executive committee, 
provided any local society will oj0fer reasonable inducements. 
The committee on next fall’s exhibition reported follows: 
“That the executive committee be instructed to confor with the State 
Agricultural Society, in regard to holding our annual exhibition in con¬ 
junction with them, but that said committee be instructed to make no arrange¬ 
ments with them that will not bring into our treasury at least one thousand 
dollars; our society making its own premium list, and paying the same out 
of funds received as above ; and in case of failure to make the above ar¬ 
rangements, the committee are to arrange for an independent exhibition. 
F. S. Lawrence, 
0. S. Willey. 
A minority report was submitted by J. C. Plumb of said committee, which 
provided for leaving the matter of exhibition in the hands of the executive 
committee, to arrange on best possible terms for the interest of the society. 
The majority report was adopted. 
University Lands. —The committee on the use of “ five acres of state Univer¬ 
sity land,” reported by Geo. J. Kellogg, Chairman, “that the application for 
said land be referred to the executive committee for the ensuing year. 
Fraudulent Exhibitors. —A resolution was adopted, “that any member of 
this Society offering fruits for premiums, except in the name of the grower, 
the whole collection so offered shall be rejected, and the offense be such as to 
reject such members from the society.” 
Honorary Members. —The following gentlemen were elected honorary mem¬ 
bers, viz: W. B. Davis, of the Wisconsin Farmer ; Messrs. Emory & Corbet, 
Prairie Farmer ; Mark Miller, Iowa Homestead; Dr. Wm. Kendrick, author of 
the Ameiican Orchardist ; and D. W. Adams, of Iowa. Also the editors of 
all the horticultural, agricultural and local papers that have published liberal 
notices of our meeting. 
Constitutional amendments were made, but as they relate to a constitution 
now obsolete, we omit them. See present constitution at the end of this 
volume. 
