The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-08
PEOPLE BITE ON
The RED APPLES
TICKLE PUBLIC cI1ILDLIKE IN IT'S
CHOICE.
Frank Yahnke Advises Horticulturists
to Cater to the Eye with Color, but
Not to Neglect Quality Successful
Convention Closes with $4,000 Mem
bers In 1867 as Slogan.
Cor Yesterdays proceedings Of the horticul
tural and allied societies see page 16.)
tour standard for 1906: $500 me

nQgr standard for 1906: $500 mem
With each Of its 1874 present mem
bers pledged to do his best to make
possible the realization Of this slogan,
the thirty ninth, and most successful,
convention of the Minnesota State Hor-
ticultural society closed this Afternoon.
Tho the principal business Of the con
ventlon was transacted in the first three
days, hardly visitor left the Uni
tartan church until the final word was
said. During the day some Of the most
entertaining and instructive papers and
discussions came. One Of the features
was the emphatic declaration of Frank
Yahnke Of Winona that there are thou
sands Of acres Of now barren lands In
Minnesota excellently adapted to apple
culture, and that the apples Of Mime
sofa, if all the fine natural advantages
are grasped, are bound to make a name
for the state. Mr. Yahnke conducted
the free parliament which opened the
session. He urged apple raisers to fol-
low the market reports. a.
Raise Red Apples.
sThe red apple is the fruit TO raise, -
declared Mr.. Yahnke. tSOthers may
possess as good qualities, but the eve
OF the consumer governs him, in his
choice Of apples and he will buy the
rosy ones every time. This fact Should
determine to a great extent the va.
rtety Of apples horticulturist is to
raise. Get away from the tendency to
produce large apples, too. Raise fruit
that it a little larger than the me.
dunn, but strive for quality and color.
They are the counters with the tickle
M. j. DeWolf, president Of the South
Dakota horticultural society, read an
interesting. paper today. The several
important papers on the general sub
Products Of Orchard and Garden, y
completed the morning session. R. A.
Wright Of Excelsior, f. A. Smith of
Lake City, George E. Bryant Of Min
neapolis,, G.: n. Booth Of Lake City
n. w. Sherman Of Excelsior, J. G.. Blair
Of Urbana, ILL.,, and Madison Cooper
Of Watertown, N. Y, were assigned tc
the treatment Of the various sub-sub.
iects and each impaired valuable infor
nation.
Climax Is Reached.
The climax of the meeting was
| reached this afternoon in the Seeding
made to produce the ideal apple thai
| will have such an important bearing
upon the production Of that fruit il
Minnesota has stirred the horticulturist
to mighty effort and attention.! Pro
fessor n. b. Hanson Of the South Dako
TIA Agricultural college, one Of the fore
| most scientists of the northwest, wht
has devoted years to the effort to bring
forth the ideal, presented paper OF
"Two Hours With Luther Burbank. ,
Burbank Is the seed wizard of til,
world, and thea man who has declared
that In Minnesota IRE conditions, fount
nowhere else; that will give prestige il
the culture Of winter apples. "A -,
Professor Samuel B. Green Of the ST
Anthony Experiment station, anothe
highly enthusiastic scientist -horticultu1
list. treated the cross ollination ques
ton and W. A.5PetersoT of st. Anthem
Park followed with paper on the re
I suit Of his practical experiments in thi
line. E. P. Standsten, professor Of ho1
ticulture at the Wisconsin State Expert
ment station and J. M. Underwood O
Lake City were the other speakers.