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giving these lists, but more especially to report upon other articles upon 

 exhibition, as this will obviate the necessity of appointing another com- 

 mittee. 



There are bouquets or baskets of flowers in the fruit hall, also several 

 new seedlings, and, perhaps, some other articles which should be 

 noticed. 



The motion to continue the committee prevailed. 



On motion, the Society then adjourned till half-past one o'clock 

 this afternoon. 



SECOND DAY— AFTERNOON. 



The Society convened at the hour named in adjournment, with 

 President Burrill in the chair. 



QUESTIONS FROM QUERY-BOX.* 



The Secretary opened the query-box and read its questions, which 

 were discussed in the order of the reading. They were as follows: 



Query No. i. — I have a piece of ground, black prairie soil, clay 

 sub-soil, which has been used for a vegetable garden for the past twenty 

 years, and has been, from year to year, highly manured with stable manure. 

 For the past three years the angle-worms have taken possession of the 

 ground, countless numbers working in it, until the soil has become so hard 

 that when plowed or spaded up no vegetables worth raising will grow 

 upon it. What shall I do with it to restore it? W. T. Nelson. 



Dr. Schrceder. — Plow and harrow often and turn on the chickens, 

 they will clean them out after awhile. 

 No other remedy was suggested. 



LIMITING THE DISCUSSIONS. 



On motion, discussions upon the topics were limited to three minutes 

 each. 



Query No. 2. — Can the originators of new fruits get a copyright on 

 them the same as authors do upon books? 



No response. 



Query No. 3. — Have our cultivated apples, such as we see on the 

 tables in the other hall, originated from our wild crabs? 



Mr. Wier. — Our apples originated from the European crab. 

 Dr. Humphrey. — I think it is fully admitted that all our cultivated 

 apples come from the native crab-apples of Europe. 



