216 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



to be the greatest society on earth. Each sub-organization has its 

 officers who carry out their own programs at a specified time, and 

 the whole is fitted together so that there is no hitch, misunderstanding 

 or delay. Minnesota has quite a number of experiment stations; a new 

 one has just been taken on at Paynesville, Minn., under the care 

 of Frank Brown. This station is making a great success with rais- 

 ing evergreens, ornamental, peonies and perennials. It is one of the 

 fartherest north in the United States, and its work is looked upon 

 with much interest and it is an off-shoot of the select nursery of York, 

 Nebraska. 



Top working apples had an important place in the discussion. After 

 years of earful experimenting, it was found that even tender varities, 

 like Grimes' Golden and Jonathan would do as well north of their own 

 belt. The hardiness of the stock seemed to impart hardiness to the 

 scion. One man grafted a lot of Belinda's on Dutchess' with remarkable 

 results. He secured enormous crops and the fruit was much larger. He 

 considered every tree thus worked worth $20 each, certainly a good 

 price, considering the first cost. In many sections the Virginia crab was 

 used for a stock and in regions farther north the Hibernal was a 

 favorite. The discussion certainly opened a wide range of possibilities. 

 The meeting closed with a good house and intense interest to the end. 

 Two-minute speeches were called for from the members and delegates 

 and there was a rattling of fireworks for one-half hour as wits and con- 

 gratulations were shot forth. All together it was a harmonious and de- 

 lightful meeting. The cause of the remarkable success seems to lie in the 

 fact that the society has leaders of superior ability and a harmonious 

 executive board. They take time to deliberate; they lead and the mem- 

 bers follow. There are a few men like Secretary Latham, who is quiet, 

 but wise, and sends out an influence which is felt all through the state. 

 The society very much needs a building of its own, and in the near future 

 we trust it may secure one. 



