160 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Wright: I would like to say a few words on the subject 

 of horticulture. I was much interested in Mr. Howard's paper, 

 it was encouraging to listen to it. He likes his business. If a 

 garden is among a man's possessions, he is much better off than 

 he w^ould be without it. Now I aih not interested in the com- 

 mercial side of horticulture alone. I like to see every family 

 have around them the very best to supply their wants, but I like 

 to see the wife and daughters have a garden that they are proud 

 of. I have never interested myself very much in the garden, 

 but I have always taken a great delight in helping my wife care 

 for it. I have grown to love it. It is a delight for me to do 

 those things which help to make the family hajopy. 



One thing we can raise in Scotts Bluffs county is currants, 

 and we like them. We have conditions with us, coupled with 

 irrigation, that could be made all right for raising currants. It 

 is the same with gooseberries. We can grow hardy raspberries 

 too, but we have to cover them through the winter. I don't 

 think we can grow as good Ben Davis apples though as you can 

 here. I have never seen better fruit anywhere than some we 

 have, although some of it was specked by the hail. We are in 

 earnest out in Scotts Bluff County. We belong in the class of 

 Wyoming and Colorado, but we are loyal to Nebraska. We are 

 interested in our country and want to see it developed. 



A. J. Brown: I think these remarks we have just listened 

 to show the necessity for greater diligence in the work of this 

 committee on redistricting. It is quite possible that there are 

 several varieties of apples and other fruits that are equally de- 

 sirable under their conditions in Scotts Bluff county. 



The President: Do you have the Missouri Pippin and 

 Winesap? 



Mr. Howard: Yes, sir. 



The President: Professor Green is with us again thi.s- 

 morning, and we would like to hear from him on their horticul- 

 tural work in Minnesota. 



