The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-03
RECORD OF GROWTH
Encouraging Reports from the Vari-
Gus Officers of the State Horti-
cultural Society.
Beekeepers' Association Listens to
Interesting Papers-Women's
Auxiliary in Session.

Il The rapid growth of the Minnesota
Horticultural society was made clear this
morning at the annual meeting of the
society held in Plymouth church. In
1880, said Secretary A. w. Latham In his
report, the society had 159 members; now
it has Las, OF whom $40 were added in
the last twelve months. Mr. Latham re-
Terred to the death of J. l.. Adams of
Glenwood, vice president of the seventh
district, and to the death of Henry M.
Lyman superintendent of the experiment
station at Excelsior. A fund viii be col
lected by the society, added the secre-
tary, in order that tablet may be placed
in horticultural hall at the state fair
grounds to commemorate the services
rendered to horticulture by the late John
IS. Harris. horticultural editor of Farm,
Stock and Home.
. There have been only two attempts this
year to secure the prize Of $1,000 which
= the society offers to anyone perfecting an
apple which will be sufficiently hardy for
: Minnesota: and yet attain high standard
in other respects. The competitors were
unsuccessful, but Mr.. Latham expects the
prize to be captured before long.
Treasurer A. B. Lyman reported that
he had expended more than $4,000 this
Year, but that he still had in hand s715:1S.
-a., - AeeiinatIns of Fruits.
EIOleSSOF >. .. IIeell, Oh the Sldlc dSIl-
cultural school, f. H. :. Dart of Ovation
ma, Dewain Cook OF Window, l.. f. Meyer
Of Montevideo and j. s. Parks of Pleasa mt
Mounds, all superintendent Of trial sta
tons" presented reports showing progress
towards the acclimating of profitable
fruits. Patience, the superintendent
said, was the only: essential The trials
had made it manifest that the climate of
this state is not in itself inimical to the
ION Of r,1if
q l.. r. Meyer Of Montevideo, who read
, the report Of the committee on THE
Ornamental List told Of various shrubs
and trees that may be profltably employed
: here for ornamental purposes.
r Mr.. Meyer also favored the society with
a paper upon judicial mindness in Hor-
ticultural Experimentation He i'm
pressed the argument that no horticul-
tural expermenter could afford to jump
at conclusions. His trials must be pro-
= longed and exhaustive.
Telling of "The Business Side of Fruit
Growing" G.. H. Purdy Of Mason City,
Iowa. said the home market is usually the
most profitable to the grower. In case
that market is glutted. the horticulturist
o should ship his fruit to some relia BILE deal
err OF whom definite information was
available. The grower should not trust
= every man that happened to be COM
mission merchant. It would also be well
home market to inquire where the fruit
he sells is in demand. The same fruit
may often be almost unstable at one own
and in great demand at a town twenty
five miles ditant. Finally came in this
Solon1onic pearl, Put your brand only on
your very best fruit
p" Shelter Belts
=: That Shelter BELTS of trees should be
placed in Dakota along the south side O
or1S yhI
"a was urged in paper by George Fl. Whit
ing of Yankton. s. D., upon 1.-THE Effec
of Shelter Belts on Productiyeness." Belt:
y on Che south side, said Mr.. Whiting, keel
off the hot. drying winds of midsummer
- ana are beneficial to both fruit and corn
4 This afternoon the society listened t.
y several papers. including one by Professor
I. w. NJ. Hays of the state experiment sta
= ton upon breeding Leguminous Plants.
: c. B. Clark of Mnnea polls. related lob
H., 'servations Of a, Commercial Traveller"
- 6eekeeperd' Meeting.
The Minnesota Beekeepers' Association
met this morning in one of the smaller
: parlors of Plymouth church. dozer
members attended. The secretary, DR.
J.. D. Leonard of Minneapolis, reported
that the membership was now approach
ing 50, and that the society was prosper.
Gus. 49,
Beginners In Beekeeping,' A. e. Hooke
of White Bear Lake insisted that whoever
wished to rear bees for profit must hav.
more extensive information at his com
mand than either a farmer or a frui
: grower. The beginner desiring to rais
bees must not only get some bees. but h
must get big book about bees. a maya
zine about bees, cozy hive with all mod
ern improvements, a skin and spirit proc
against irritation, and childlike willing
: ness to learn.
: This afternoon Victor D. Caneday O
Taylors Falls spoke of Bees on Poul
try Farm Miss Julia Mondeng of Min
neapolis, song; and s.. Lindersmith O
Faribault showed How to Dispose of
Honey Crop to Best Advantage
The beekeepers will adjourn Tomorrow
afternoon.
Women In Session.
The wnnen's auxiliary Of the Horticul
tural society held it's first session thi
afternoon. their meeting being in conjunc
ton with that of the masculine cultursts
The papers scheduled comprise thought
: upon Life Worth Living in the Country
by Miss Margaret J. Evans Of Mortified
= upon 1.-THE English Sparrow by Mrs. G
F. Benson of Lake City; upon the "Adorn
nent Of the Country School House. by F
Fl. Nutter. city park engineer of Mime
apolis, and upon 1.-The Influence Of tn
/. G1rls department. at the, State Arglcul
tural School, by Mrs. Virginia Meredith
preceptress at that institution.
Lecture This Evening.
At $50 o'clock tonight P. v Collin
will deliver an illustrated lecture a
Plymouth church before the delegates t.
the horticultural convention. Mr.. Col
Inns theme will be picturesque Mexico
The Minnesota State Forestry assoca
ton will hold a joint session with tn,
horticulturalists Tomorrow afternoon
The opening address, by President C. NJ