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Plants fruited and were taken up and planted and they made a fine crop 

 of berries, as good as I ever grew. The first runners were taken off 

 and they made runners. 



]\Ir. Barnes of Kansas. — I don't like to see an orchard of about loo 

 trees cultivated when there are about 75 of them dead. I don't like to 

 see a strawberry patch with gaps in it when these plants can be supplied 

 so easily. Potted plants are the finest thing I ever saw to fill up gaps. 

 Now I hope that I may say something about these potted plants that 

 will be valuable to some one. The pots can be bought almost anywhere. 

 Fix up a box of soil, some good mixture ; fill your pots with the soil and 

 put your plants in them ; fill the pot and then sink it. I like this method 

 best. Fourteen boys will put up several 100 of them in one day. Sink 

 the pots and in a few days the plant will take root, and as the soil is. 

 rich in the pot, it will soon fill it up. You will be surprised to see how 

 many roots there is to the little plant. You will find great long roots. 

 There will soon be runners growing out beyond it and if you want it to 

 put out more, all right. Xow, I take them up. I go through with a 

 wheelbarrow, cut them loose and pull out the pot, put them in the wheel- 

 barrow and take them to the side of some shed or any convenient place. 

 Take them out and get your watering pot and then give them a good 

 soaking. Then give them a good shade. You will find that the cutting 

 will make them wilt. In two or three days you will be surprised to see 

 what lively plants you have. Then you can take these plants, when the 

 weather suits, and go through your patch and just plant them right 

 where you need them. Put them in the places where your plants failed 

 to grow. In this way you can fill up all gaps nicely. I certainly think 

 it very valuable for everybody to have these pots. They are not ex- 

 pensive, and you can get them anywhere almost and they will pay tor 

 themselves the first vear vou vise them. 



APPOIXTMEXT OF COM.AIITTEES. 



On Fruits — F. Holsinger, J. E. Thompson, D. A. Robnett. 

 On Finance — J. C. Evans, A. H. Gilkeson. 'M. Butterfield. 

 On Obituary— C. H. Dutcher, Dr. J. ^^^ Greene, H. C. Irish. 

 On Final Resolutions — J. :\I. Irvine, \\ . A. Gardner, C. W. Murt- 

 feldt. 



