Administrative/Biographical History
The North Dakota State Horticultural Society was organized in September 1923 in Valley City, ND. The first elected officers were E.C. Hilborn, president; George Will, vice president; A.F. Yaeger, secretary; and C.A. Chinberg, treasurer. Membership increased during the first year from 17 to 130. A prior North Dakota Horticultural Society, affiliated with the Minnesota Horticultural Society, was organized in 1904 and disbanded in 1919. Its meetings were held during the Tri-State Grain Growers convention.
