The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-04
STATE ASKED TO
PLANT ORCHARDS
FRUIT GROWERS WILL ASK AN
APPROPRIATION.
First Session Of horticultural Society
Largely Attended by Experts in
Cultivation of Fru1ts-President
Dredge's Report Shows Great Prog
ress Has Been Made In Last Forty
Years.

Asserting that the horticultural de-
partment Of the state college of agri-
culture should be more fully equipped,
members of the Minnesota State Horti-
cultural society will ask the legisla-
ture to appropriate money for the .pur-
chase of land for an experimental or
chard in connection with the college.
Clarence Dredge Of Albert Lea in his
address before the fortieth annual
meeting Of the society at the First
Unitarian church today, and the mem
bers of the society are unanimous in
indorsing President Dredge's proposal.
The auditorium at the First Unita-
rian church was crowded today when
the annual meeting was called to order.
Fruit and flower lovers from all parts
vention and at least 100 students from
the state agricultural college had taken
advantage Of the opportunity to listen
to addresses and discussions by the al.
thorities Of the northwest.
Asks Greater Effort.
In his annual address President
Dredge not only advocated the extern
sion of horticultural work in the state
school but advised the stimulation of
interest in plant and fruit breeding and
| suggested the appointment by the sec:
rotary of an official visitor who should
visit each congressional district in the
state and report on the, work in hortl'
secretiveness among horticulturists who
had been successful in experimental
work, and advised taking the public
into ones confidence and announcing
the results.
He suoke of the strides which hat
been made by the society ruding thu
last forty years and referred to thu
fact of the varieties Of apples, in thu
| famous Harris staate fair exhibition
in 1866 not one has been preserved a.
a staple Minnesota fruit, tri butt
to the advancement of the last fort,
years. He advocated the presentation
of bronze medals by the society to tn
winners of county essay contests OF
horticultural subjects, the age limit t
be placed at 16 years.
Farmers and Fruits.
Prefacing his remarks with the state
ment that only one out of every clever
farmers in the state grow enough small
fruit to supply the needs Of his fam
lily, Professor Thomas Shaw of tn
state agricultural school advised tina
the society take steps to have prepare
and published, in the papers Of tn
country and state, articles which woul
instruct the farmers in the cheapes
and best way of raising small fruit
for family needs. He gave example
illustrating the best methods of sma
Embarrassing.
George j. kellogg of Lake Mills, Wis
told Of his experiments with strawbe7
ries and answered questions as to th
qualities Of the different varieties. H
, was followed by William 8. Chowen @
, Minnetonka, who told of his unsucces
full efforts to maintain four orchards i
the Minnetonka district
At tho afternoon session A. Bush G
Minneapolis answered questions aske
by members Of the society and the1
, was general discussion Of topic
brought out by the questions. Paper
of ten minutes duration were read b
ten members of the society and the SCI
, sion closed with discussion Of tn
points brought out in the papers.