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A uuinl^er of varieties of pears are growing, and some of them doing rc- 

 marka)>Iy well ; one or two ver}' good seedlings of this fruit were found. 

 The report was adopted. 



LEGISLATIVE AID ASKED. 



A resolution was passed asking the Legislature to appropriate .$1,000 annu- 

 all)' for the benefit of the Soeiety, to enal)le it to carry on its operations 

 successfully. 



Adjourned at 12.30, and the Legislative Connnittee proceeded tf) examine 

 the specimens of fruit on exhibition. 



Refreshments were served in the hall, and the Convention was again called 

 to order at 1.30, and adjounied at 2.30, till 7 o'clock this evening. 



EVENING SESSION. 



Mr. Harris, from the Committee on Nomenclature, submitted quite a 

 lengthy report on names and brief description of various seedlings. 



Considerable discussion followed in regard to the propriety of fixing names 

 io the numerous seedling varieties originated in the State. 



The report was referred back to the committee, with instructions to give 

 names to choice seedlings and report at some future meeting. 



Mr. Buck took the floor, and spoke of the fifteen j-ears experience of Mr. 

 Hart, a fruit grower of Winona county, returning to Minneapolis and Henne- 

 pin county his thanks for the first recognition of his services by the generous 

 premium awarded to him by the Agricultural and Mechanical Fair held here 

 last Fall. 



On motion, the chair appointed a committee of three, consisting of Messrs. 

 Harris, Dart and Hoag, with instructions to report an order of business for 

 next meeting, such order of business to be made known through the Farnifrs' 

 Union. 



Col. Stevens moved that the next meeting of this Society be in Minneap- 

 olis, and that it be the last of June or first of July next. 



Gen. Nutting hoped the motion would prevail, as he thought there was not 

 so good a place on the round globe as this for such a meeting. 



It was determined to hold the summer meeting in this city, and the fixing 

 of the day was left to a committee consisting of Messrs. Baker, Loring, 

 Bates, Nutting and Elliot. 



REPORT ON QUANTITY OF FRIHT. 



A committee appointed to ascertain the amount of fruit imported into the 

 State during the year 1871, made a partial report, which gave the amount of 

 green apples imported at 100,000 barrels, at an average cost to the consumer 

 of .S4 per barrel, making a total cost of .'js400,000. Further time was given 

 the committee to make a complete report, embracing all kinds of fruits, both 

 greeu and dried. 



