The annual meeting of this Association was held, at Waukesha, on the 14th Jan. The attendance was good, though not large. Some interesting discussions were held. Among resolutions passed, was one in favor of a law for the punishment of stealing growing fruit, similar to that of Massachusetts. A meeting for the exhibition of small fruits and flowers was appointed for the last of June, at Whitewater. The fall exhibition will be merged with that of the Northwest Fruit Growers' Association at Milwaukie, in September next. The faith and hope of fruit growers in the Northwest, hare been sorely tried in the destruction of our trees the past winter - whole orchards, in some instances, being entirely destroyed, while, in others, "the many were taken, and the few left." Occasionally, an orchard escaped with little or no injury. Generally, fruit-trees have made but moderate growth the past summer; there seemed to be a struggle for life and health, which, in many instances, yielded at last to death, while the tree was loaded With flowers or fruit.

This winter we regard as favorable for the ultimate recovery of the merely injured trees which struggled sickly and weak through the summer, yet determined to live. Snow fell early in December, before hard freezing, to which more has been added from time to time.

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Officers Of Wisconsin Fruit Growers1 Association For 1857

President - Charles Gifford, of Milwaukie. Vice-Presidents - Col. H. Crocker, of Milwaukie; G. Kinney, of Whitewater; H. T. Woodward, of Beloit. Recording Secretary - Ahdrew Child, of Delafield. Corresponding Secretary - -Charles Colby, of Janesville. Treasurer - C. C. Olin, of Waukesha.

Executive Committee

J. C. Brayton, of Aztalan; H. I. Stardf, of Whitewater; A. G. Harford, of Waukesha.