St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-10
DEAL IN JUICY SUBJECTS.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE
ROR7ICUL TURAL SOCIETY.
-FOUR DAYS, SESSION OPENS.

gates - = ddrcss by President
j. NJ. Underwood - Reports of
the Several OMcials-A Num-
Der of Interesting Papers Read
-Today's Session.
The tweIty-Seventh annual meeting
of the Minnesota State Horticultural
society convened yesterday on the
seventh floor of the Lumber Exchange.
The attendance was large, and the
rooms presented very attractive ap-
pearancc, being decorated with pro-
fusion of lovely flowers, while the table
was laden with fruit.
The sessions will continue three days,
and the programme for each occasion
covers diversity OF topics Of the great
est interest 10 the fruit growers of the
state.
Among the prominent fruit raisers
present were: }. 5. Harris. La CreS-
ID. Richardson. Winnebago City;
Clarence Wedge, Albert Lea; r. 5.
Mcintosh. Langdon; o. +. Brand.
Faribault: Mr.. anu Mrs. l.. r.
Meyer, Montevideo; Mrs. a. A. KEN
nedy, Hutchinson: Mrs. Anna Bonnl-
! we'll. Hutchinson; q. w. Fuller. Itch
field; Barrett Taylor, FOrestville; DIR.
NJ. NJ. FriSSelle, Excelsior; Prof. >. b.
Green, st. Anthony. Prof. n. K. Ham
son, OF AmeS, To-, was made an honor
airy member and accepted an invitation
to participate in the session.
The session was opened by prayer by
Rev. ii. w. Gleason, editor OF the
Northwest Congregationaist, after
which j. NJ. Underwood, of Lake City.
president or the society, addressed the
meeting briefly, and then appointed as
the committee on credentials j. s. Har-
ris, s. ID. Richardson and l.. K. Mayer.
The first business reached was re-
ports from the committee on small
fruits. which consisted of NJ. w. Cook.
Rochester; K. E. Harris. La Crescent;
William Robinson, Hastings; b. G.
Young, Edna Mills; o. NJ. Lord, Min
neSota City.
Secretary Lochain read paper from
Mr.. Cook. which had fulsome refer
ence to the <. o. p. which was followed
with paper on mulching by Mr.. Rob-
inSOn.
An paper of suggestions OH culture of
small fruits, by Mr.. Cook. of Rochester,
was read, i'll his absence, by the secre
tary. 1t took up the whole process,
from preparation of the soil and selec-
ton of plants and settings TO
the marketing of the product,
commencing with strawberries. it
was shown that this luscious fruit
ought to cost under 10 cents per quart
with liberal allowances for labor, time
and expense. Raspberry and black
berry bushes all need winter protection,
Or will kill out. The paper was dis
| cussed by Messrs. Perry and Sampson,
of Excelsior, Mrs. Kennedy, Prof. s. b.
Green and others.
he remaining papers of the morning
session were New Strawberries, by }.
G. Kellogg, GAINESVILLE, Wis, read by
the secretary, and Mr.. Sampson on
Profits of Small Fruit Culture"
The entry of exhibits closed the SEES
sion. These consist of fruits and flow
ers, exhibited i'll large room adjoining
the session chamber, which make
splendid showing OF Minnesota prod
ucts.
At the afternoon session reports were
read from the committees on grapes.
plums and cherries; native pluins and
their development, by o. NJ. Lord;
The Sand Cherry as Stock
for Plum and Cherry" by
Prof. N. E. Hansen, CONSERVATION
of Moisture in the Soil.' by Prof. S. b.
Green; Irrigation for Minnesota" by
,. M. Emery, BoZeman, Me-, and 'lrri-
CATION Applied to Minnesota" by A. w.
Sias. Pueblo, Col.
Last nights session opened with an
eloquent address of welcome by Mayor
EustIS, which was ably responded to by
W. w. Pendergast, state superintend-
emit of schools. President Under
wood then delivered his annual
address, in which he reviewed
the work of the association.
covering long period of years. This
was followed by the report of Secretary
A. w. Latham, and that of the treas
urer, DituS Day. The reports of both
officials were very exhaustive, and they
| showed the society to be in a fiourlshing
condition in spite of the general depres-
| sion.
The remainder of the programme fol-
! lows:
Annual report of librarian; "The
| Horticulturist as Reformer," William
X. Dobbyn, Minneapolis; Wind" E.
IL. 5. Dartt, Owatonna; The Climate
Changes OF Minnesota" Prof. G. II.
Hall, state university; report of COM
mittee OH legislation, j. Ii. Stevens,
Minneapolis, Wyman Elliott. Minneap-
oils, +. q. Gould. Excelsior; appoint
ment of committee on fruit list, award
of premiums. presidents address, obit-
uarieS and resolutions.
The meeting will be resumed at 9
O'Clock this morning.