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Question: Do these appropraitions for the Exiperiment stations 

 come from the funds of the Society? 

 Answer: Yes, sir. 



Mr. Marshall: I am sure the experiment station at York is giving 

 us $20.00 worth every year. Mr. Harrison has experimented very ex- 

 tensively along the line of ornamental plants and flowers. 



Motion made carried that the matter of appropriations for the 

 Experiment Stations be left with the Executive Board, with power to act. 



RESOLUTIOJf 



The following resolution was read by the Secretary, and adopted: 

 Whereas, Recognizing the value of proper facilities to carry on in- 

 struction along all lines of agriculture; and, 



Whereas, Additional accommodations on our State Fair grounds, 

 where the value of objective perfection in animals, crops and manu- 

 factures 's best imparted to our farmers in a short sipace of time, and im- 

 provements as asked for by the Regents of the University on the State 

 Farm, where our boys and girls receive the practical instruction which 

 fits them for successful farm life, will be petition from this Legislature; 

 therefore be it resolved. 



That we heartily endorse such improvements as are asked for the 

 State Fair grounds and State Farm, and request our Legislators to ap- 

 propriate sufficient money for such structures as will be a credit to the 

 state of Nebraska. 



QUESTION BOX 



No. 1. How do you prepare the beds for tulips, daffodils and lilies? 



Mr. Williams: For tulip beds I manure quite freely. Spade down 

 good and deep and then set your bulbs in at a certain depth. My experi- 

 ence has been that with tulips, hyacinths, etc., about four inches below 

 the surface is all right. If you put them down so the tops will be about 

 four inches below the surface I think they will come out all right. Never 

 cover your beds too soon in the fall. Wait until the ground is frozen 

 thoroughly before your iput the top dressing on. Then a good covering 

 will keep the ground frozen all winter. And when you take the top 

 dressing off in the spring don't be in too much of a hurry to do this. 

 Leave the covering on as long as possible. 



No. 2. Will grapes after bearing one year and then winter killed 

 to the ground do any good again? 



Mr. Harrison: Yes, cut the tops of them off to the ground and they 

 will be all right. 



No. 3. What is the cost per acre of protecting orchards from frost 

 by means of coal or of crude oil? 



