The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-04
HoRTICULTURIsTs ADJOURN.
Officers Reelected and Premiums
Awarded.


The State Horticultural society held
its last session last evening in the
rooms of the county commissioners and
listened to several interesting papers.
This session might be called university
farm school night, as nearly the entire
programme consisted Of papers and
features from professors and students
from the agricultural school,
The first number on the programme
last evening was the report of the COM
mittee on ORTHODOXY. The two short
papers read by Prof Otto Lugger. of
the university, and ]. S. Harris, of La
Crescent, on the value of and preser--
walton of certain of the birds native to
the state were highly interesting.
The following papers were read by
students of the state agricultural
school: ''Root-Grafting the Apple"
Charles A. Andrews; Marketing Veg
etables and Fruits J. V. Bailey; .'Hor-
ticulture and Industrial Employment
at the St. Cloud Reformatory," S. r.
Houlton; Gardening in the Jersey
Islands," e. w. Major; Forestry as an
Employment" A. E. Stene.
Prof. S. E. Green's picture gallery
proved to be an interesting feature.
Many Of the stereopticon views were of
nature that were Of special interest
to horticulturists, and also gave a good
idea Of the work performed at the state
school.
In closing the meeting that was the
final one of a series that will prove to
be of great value to those who par
ticipated, A. S. Long, on behalf of the
committee on final resolutions, extend
ed vote Of thanks to the county COM
missioners for the use of the rooms in
the court house; to the local press for
courtesies extended; to the passenger
association for favors shown by MAX
ing q special reduction in transporta-
ton; and also to visiting delegates from
other states, hoping that the meeting
had proven benefit that was mutual.
In the morning session varieties of
fruits adapted to the Minnesota climate
were discussed.
The awards for exhibition were an
nounced as follows:
Apples: Collection, J. S. Harris, first, w.
L. Parker, second; ]. R. Cummins, third.
Seeding apples never before exhibited: L.
E. Day, first.
Others awarded premiums for exhibits Of
H. Buttermore, w. Somervlle, H. F. Bas-
see, S. D. Richardson, W. oxford, H. G.
Decker D. Day, Clarence Wedge.
Grapes Gus Johnson, first.
Flowers, E. Nagle, first.
Honey-Comb: C. L. Heilmann, first, E. K.
Jaques, second.
EXTRACTED: +. MOeSer, HrSt, H. l.. r. wife,
second.
Visiting delegates from other states were
made honorary members at the close Of the
morning session.
This afternoon the election of officers took
place, and reports. from various committees
were read.
The election of officers resulted in the re
election of all the old incumbents. ]. m.
Underwood, of Lake City, was reelected pres
ident for the fifth time; Prof. S. b.. Green,
OF st. Anthony Park, and Clarence Wedge of
Lea VOrp re- tod PaS for
years, and A. H. Bracket, of Long Lake, was
follows (by congressional districts):
First, E. H. S. Dart, Owatonna; second
S. D. Richardson, Winnebago City; third,
Mrs. A. A. Kennedy, Hutchinson; fourth,
Col. ]. H. Stevens, Minneapolis; sixth, Mrs.
Jennie Stager, Sank Rapids seventh j. O..
Barrett, Browns Valley.
The balance of the afternoon was taken
up hearing and discussing papers, as fol-
lows: Irrigation in Minnesota Prof w.
M. Hays, st. Anthony Park = The State Hor-
ticultural Society and the District School, -
! Prof. William Robertson, University farm
school; ''Is it Practical to Teach Horticul-
ture in the Common School, and How?'' Prof.
W. w. Pendergast, state superintendent of
schools.
recommendation of the largest exhib-
itors at the state fair was adopted where
by a committee Of three was named to
revise the rules and regulations of awards
made at the fair association and to revise
the premium list; these revisiens to be pre-
scented to the association for adoption.
number of interesting papers were read,
among them "Horticulturesbf the State Fair, -
by E. w. Randall, secretary of the State Hor-
ticultural society. 1t was one Of the best
meeting. 1t dealt with the influence which
the exhibit of horticulture exerted on pros
pective settlers, and on the influence which
it had on man and his home.