SUMMER iMEETIXG AT OREGON. dO 



WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION, JUNE 6, 8 P. M. 



President Evans called the meeting to order at 8:30. The 

 choir sang a festal hymn, after which Prof. Taft gave a report on the 

 soundness of seeds as a result of his experiments. The seeds sold by 

 the large growers of New York, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago and 

 Detroit, gives the best results when put to the test. From 90 to 100 out 

 of a hundred grow. Seeds sold b\- the local dealers are liable to be im- 

 pure or labled wrong. Chicago and St. Louis sell as pure seeds as 

 houses farther east, and express may be saved by patronizing them. 

 There are many varieties of early peas, but he thinks the "American 

 Wonder" is as good as any. They are nearly as early and do not need 

 sticking. Of lettuce, he recommends the ''J^oston Curl." It is the best 

 variety I know of and stands heat well. Spinach is the best cultivated 

 greens. It may be planted in fall or spring. They last two months. 

 Of the beet species, the Professor recommends the "Eclipse." He gave 

 some practical suggestions to gardeners. He would plant seeds in long 

 straight rows, that they may be cultivated with a horse. This saves 

 time and insures better growth. In the absence of a horse use the scuffle 

 hoe. You can cultivate an acre a day. It costs about five dollars, and 

 will last a century. He gave some practical information on hot bed 

 material. 



At the close of his remarks, Mr. Kellogg, of Craig, made an appeal 

 in behalf of the Northwest Immigration Society. Holt county has $2CO 

 to raise, and if each township in the county gives $20, the sum will be 

 raised. There is a mass meeting to be held at Mound City, on Tuesday 

 June 12. A full attendance is desired by order of the committee. 



The choir then rendered " Dickory Doc," following which Miss 

 Marie Louise Goodman, of Westport, gave an appropriate and pleasing 

 selection, "Tom Brown's Day in Gotham." Her declamation was well 

 received, as it should have been. " Wild Flowers," was the subject of an 

 able paper written by Miss Murtfeldt, of Kirkwood. The article was a 

 beautiful one, and indicated much scientific learning in the line of 

 botany. She is an ardent admirer of flowers, fresh from the hand of 

 their Creator, before man modified their nature. In the affections of the 

 true flower lover, nothing can surpass the color, fragrance and delicacy 

 of the wild flower. We are moved to joy by them, because in them, we 



