Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-17

food or commerce, and the best methods
of cultivating and improving them, and also
accurate description Of the new varieties OF
the old and well known class Of traits. The
preparation of soil, planting, pruning and
treatment requisite to success in the climate
should of course be a leading characteristic OF
the book. In order to bring the subject into
notice, and sooner bring about its consumma-
ton, he recommended the appointment of 6
committee to correspond with like COMMITTEES
from other states, to report at future meeting
COMMITTEES.
At the close of the address the following
committee was appointed upon the president
address: Messrs. Hollister, Emery and ste
vens.
Committee on Fruits Exhibited-Messrs
Gould, Grimes and Pierce.
Committee on FlOwers-Mrs. Gould, Mrs
Emery and Mrs. Underwood.
Committee on egetables-Messrs. Fuller,
Fawcett and Higgie.
Committee on Resolutions Emery,
Stevens and Fuller.
Committee on flowers was instructed to act
as committee on canned fruits and pre- serves.
APPLE CULTURE.
The secretary then read paper upon the
future of the apple culture in Minnesota,
BY Mr.. E. Wilcox Of La Crosse. The writer
spoke of the many times he had been asked.
'Can you successfully raise fruits in your
state?" The paper then gave graphic des-
cription of agriculture in ye old time, also
mentioning the means of commerce, etc, of
the same period.
He then spoke of the Wealthy apple as
pronounced success. He gave as the obstacles
in the way S Of growing a.. apples s.rs was
% han 70
make fruit success?
The early settlers only introduced the kinds
used in the east. These Others varieties were
introduced, and finally the Duchess was the
only variety considered sufficiently hardy to
Withstand the rigors of our climate.
He spoke of the hundreds of imported Rus
sian and the crab apples, about
the hardness of which there was do doubt
voted that all the papers brought before the
society should be laid upon the secretary's
table for publication in the minutes.
The president stated that the road Seeding
was particularly hardy and had stood very
severe tests by being exposed to extremely cold
weather.
The reading of this paper was followed by a
discussion upon the question, shave we
hardy apple in Minnesota"
Mr.. Underwood stated that it was a well
known fact that there was not variety of
apple or crab apple which mao not Deen injured
by the GOODNESS of winter, yet he wanted it
understood that there was difference in the
degrees to which the various varieties had
been injured.
The Duchess of Oldenburgh be considered
sufficiently hardy as not to have suffered any
serious injury. He thought the peach, apple
and several varieties of crab might be added,
none of them had passed the test of
our winters in certain localities without in
jury in some degree.
The president then called Mr.. Emery to the
chair.
Mr.. Gibbs stated that if it was meant by the
question if we have any variety which shall
withstand the cold without injury in any de-
gree, he would answer in the negative.
In his opinion the best service we, as society
could do the people of our state at present is
to admit the tenderness of even our hardest
sorts, and to preach the necessity of constant
protection of our fruit trees. Showing, if we
can, what the best methods of protection are;
and the next best is 10 encourage the produc
tion of new seedlings by processes that shall
give us gradually increasing hardness from
generation to generation, till in time the de-
is reached.
Adjourned until o'clock.