St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-21
We APPLES SWIM,
But Not Very Successfully in Min
nesota.
THE FRUIT GROWERS QUIT
After an Interesting Session at Mime
apolis, Which Was Pronounced
a Perfect Success.

Yesterday, the closing day of the
Minnesota State Horticultural society,
was marked by large attendance and a
ing paper was: 1.-The Apple; What We
Can Reasonably Expect of 1t in Mime
sota." This was presented by o. F.
Brand, of Faribault. He gave history
of the apple, and especially of it in this
state. Apple culture in Minnesota was
profitable, he said, but as the only big
apple that could be raised SUI
cessfully was the Duchess, it
was difficult matter to in
duce growers to 60 into the apple cult
the paper published &. w. Fuller, of
Litchfeld, took the floor and objected
somewhat vigorously. why" said he,
I'VE have been hearing this sort of
thing for the last sixteen years, and
were the boys here they would call
chestnut 1t has been the same thing
over and over again. They tell us to do
the same old thing, and to-day we have
fewer seedlings and fewer trees than
there were in the state ten years ago.
1t is fact that every large apple in the
state has failed. You heard OF the
Wealthy apple, that pet of Gideon's.
II ldlltu uIttIly. L hliOW I'll Out Oilt
section where the apple will stand. L
don't believe in deceiving ourselves or
deceiving other people"
A warm discussion followed, in which
Mr.. Fuller was heavily sat upon. Prof.
Porter made report on Russian apples.
There were over 800 varieties at the eX-
detrimental farm and if out of this num-
Der but one could be found that
would stand this climate the foundation
of success in apple tree culture in Mill
neSOta was laid. He thought that too
much time was spent in trying to raise
apricOtS ana peaches in this state, and
not enough attention paid to the raising
of the native plum and the like. The
speaker remarked that what was really
wanted was a school that shall fill the
gap between the district school and the
college with two years practical
course in higher learning. "CO-operat-
i've experimentation is the plan am
working Oh now" said Prof. Porter in
closing. THE best results attained at
the state farm are not necessarily sure
results anywhere else in the state, SO |
hope TO get one or two careful
and practical men in each county to
carry on experiments for me at home.
He will have the soil analysed, the
weather carefully tabulated, new plants
CuldlOS uCu, lHoCClo oClSllIllCdlly COl-
Sidered, everything in the way of in
formation carefully gathered which can
aid the cause of scientific agriculture.
This is the only solution of the expert
mental station problem possible without
our appropriation. viii all the farmers
in the state help uS?''
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session reports from
experimental stations We're read by Mr.
Pearce, Minneapolis; A. w. Sias, Roch-
ester: John S. Harris, La Crescent, and
O. NJ. Lord, Minnesota City. A reSolu-
ton was introduced indorsing the work
of Prof. E. ID. Porter. of the State uni
verSity, in establishing experimental
stations in the various counties of the
state and offering to cooperate with
him. Some of the members objected to
the passage of the resolution. on the
ground that the cXperimenter received
no money for his work. Prof. Porter
replied that the state would furnish all
the seeds, shrubs and tools with which
to conduct these experiments. and give
them to the farmer, thus receiving moth
ing but the information derived from
the experiments. A discussion ensued,
and the resolution was finally
adopted; A resolution intro
duced by Mir. Cutler, of Sumpter,
COllSlCSS " lcuuCG tl1t posi-
age on seeds. books and paper from 16
to cents per pound, was unanimously
passed. Robert Hale, secretary of the
board of trade of this city, followed
with an interesting paper Oh "Garden-
ing and the Moral Influence of Flowers"
This paper was devoted to relating the
writer's experience in cultivating fruit
and flowers in his own garden. John
S. Harris followed with report Oh
Fruit Blossoms" A. w. Sias read a
report of the last convention of
the Dakota Horticultural society.
A discussion on the Buffalo
berry followed. The committee on
resolutions presented resolution
thanking the various railroads for re-
ducing the fare. the city of Minneapolis
for the kind reception, land recommend
ing that the Seeding committee be con-
tinued another year. The question as
to where the society will meet next
year was left to the executive commit
tee. Mr.. Pearce wanted summer meet
ing held at Minnetonka, and after con-
siderable discussion it was decided to
have this meeting. Wyman Elliott was
made delegate to attend the meeting
of the American Horticultural society
at Riverside, Cal, and j. II. Grimes was
appointed delegate to the convention
to be held at San Jose, Cal, Jan. "a.
The convention then adjourned.
The meeting is generally looked upon
as one of the best that has ever been
held. and all who attended went home