Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-16
FRUIT GROWERS.
STATE SOCIETY 1T ROCHESTER.
Hospitable Reception Of Visiting Delegates
complimentary Addresses - Valuable
and Interesting Papers on Different Sub
jects.
Especial to the GLOBE. |


ROCHESTER,, Mimi, Jan. 15.-The meeting
of the State Horticultural Society promises
to be an immense success. The citizens of
Rochester dispense hospitality right royalty.
All the visiting members of the Society are
suMpruousLY ENTERTAINED.
reception committee composed of the
Rochester members, meet all new corners at
the trains, and kindly show them away.
So far, it seems to the satisfaction of both
parties. In point of attendance and
GENERAL ENTHUSIASM
this promises to be the best Horticultural
congress ever held in Minnesota. That
HORTICULTURAL VETERAN.
President Truman M. Smith. of st. Paul. is
in his place: also Secretary Lacy and
members nearly all here. and the list is be-
meeting was called for 10 A. NJ. but owing to
BAD CONNECTIONS,
Most of the members did not reach here
to order at 2:3O by Prest. Smith in few
well timed remarks. Judge 3. w. Eaton
welcomed the society to Rochester in an
ABLE ADOdE0Ss
in which he took occasion to congratulate
the members on their success in their calling
and to eulogize our State and compliment
those earnest horticulturalists who.
under the greatest difficulties. had achieved
success and were able to load our tables
with
Dk1IcfoUs FRUITS
at every annual meeting. He alluded to the
eoo& %hok~ 4 ~
birth in the city eleven years ago.
President Smith responded gracefully to
Judge Eaton's address Of welcome. noting
the fact that % years ago he passed by
where Rochester now stands, and there was
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
brought out Messrs Hold ges, Elliott, Hollis
ter, Kenney, and others in an animated dis
cussion. The force of argument seeming to
PLANTING OF TREES
on streets and along sidewalks, by L.. B
Hodges, secretary of the State Forestry AS
tribution to tree planting
literature. He recommends the white elm
sugar maple, black walnut, butternut, and
thinks walnut and butternut orchard would
pay better than an apple orchard. White
ash, linden or Eastwood, black ash and cot
tonwood were also tolerated among the
evergreens. The Scotch pine was
especially commended. The European larch
he strongly recommended, if planted early
and he advised the careful planting of all
forest trees.
At 6 p. m. they adjourned for the evening
session.
EVENING SESSION.
Revision Of aPp1d List Is tollows Recon-
mended for general cultivation Duchess Of
Olpenburg, Wealthy; for planting in limited
numbers Tetofsky; for favorable localities
throughout the State-Haas, Pltim Adler
Prices Sweet, Saxton; for favorable localities
III Southern Minnesota Lawrence, Ut
| tors, Red Fameuse, Talman Sweet.
EDUCATION FOR FARMERS.
This was carefully prepared paper by
Secretary @. Y. Lacy: He held strongly thai
the general edi5at:oa for farniers should b.
as thorough as that of any class; that til.
social and civil duties we're the same for al
classes, and the same education was needed
to enable them to. do their duty as citizens
and the opportunities for education for far
mer's SONS should only be limited by thei
means.
| STATE FAIR EXHIBIT.
Mr.. J. S. Harris, as the committee on til,
horticultural exhibit dt this Stats Fair, mad
his report. A bad fruit year all arount
made the exhibit not up to its usual stand
ard, though it was highly sreditable to tn
State.