The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-04
PRIZES FOR APPLES
Jewell Nursery, Lake City, Wins
First Place for Best Collec-
ton of All Varities.
Other Prizes Awarded at Meeting Of
the State horticultural
.. Association. =.

The Jewell Nursery company of Lake
City yesterday secured the first prize for
the best collection Of all varieties of az
pies exhibited at the annual meeting of
the Minnesota Horticultural society, now
i'll session at Plymouth church. w. l..
Parker of Pennington received second
prize, and j. A. Howard of Hammond.
third. The first prize for Wealthy apples
IN peck lots went to II. w. Schunan Of
Excelsior, the second prize to A. Wilfrst
OF Cleveland. For apples on plates, four
specimens, these awards We're made:
Not in cold storage-Wealthy, II. w.
Schuman. Excelsior; Wolf River, w. l..
Parker, Pennington.
In cold storage-Wealthy. Jewell Nurs-
cry; Wolf River, Jewell Nursery.
At the afternoon session yesterday Pres
ident w. w. Pendergast of Hutchinson
surrendered the chair to Vice-President
Jonothan freeman of Austin. H. j. Bald
win of Northf1eld relating. Ten Years
Experience in Celery Culture" told of
ingenious methods for promoting a feni-
mime fragility and an interesting pallor
on the part of his beloved vegetable. How
but for. fruits. was explained by F. L..
Marsh of Champlin.
Waste Too Great.
In "Observations Of Commercial Tray
eler'' c. B. Clark Of Minneapolis said that
spoiled fruit could be thrown away more
profltably by the fruit grower than by
the commission merchant.' Hence Mr..
Clark urged the growers to be sure that
their fruit reached market in saleable
condition. The proportion of waste in
most shipments. he said, was altogether
too large. Technical information thor
oughly appreciated was conveyed by Pro-
fessor w. NJ. Hays of the state expert
ment station in a paper upon breeding
Leguminous Plants" This was read by
Sal
At the conclusion Of Professor Hays es-
say the Horticultural society assembled In
joint session with the Women S auxiliary.
The secretary of the auxiliary, Miss Anna
s. Underwood of Lake City, besought her
hearers to establish at the state fair an
exhibit of fruit grown by children.
The Influence Of the Girls Department
in the State Agricultural College,, was set
forth by Mrs. Virginia Meredith, precep-
tress at the college, as calculated to make
the country-b bred girl both happy and use
full in her home. Like model club
woman Miss Margaret J. Evans Of North
field, began her paper with a sagacious
Observation-Disclosures life is worth living
depends upon the liver In the country,
declared Miss Evans. life was decidedly
worth living. After recounting the ply
steal and moral advantages Of rural home
Miss Evans suggested that the farmer
might profitably bring his family to the
city for winter outing.
Good English Sparrows
The little English sparrow. said Mrs.
G.. F.. Benson of Lake City, is lovable-in
pie. Elsewhere he makes life gloomy for
the prettter birds. and he should be placed
beneath the crust whenever possible.
A happy family was described by V. D.
Caneday Of Taylors Falls at the afternoon
session of the Minnesota Beekeepers' as
sociatio This domestic circle consisted
Of striped bees and speckled hens. Talk
ing Of Bees on a Poultry Farm Mr..
Caneday said that the bee and the chicken
soon learn to dwell peaceably together and
to cooperate for the profit Of their owner.
An illustrated lecture upon Picturesque
Mexico was delivered last night at Ply
mouth church by P V. Collins before a
gratified audience Of beegrowers and hor-
ticulturists. -,