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Mr. p'ord had talked fruit culture with the hite Horace Greeley, and the 

 latter remembered that fruit growers here had had a pretty hard time of it, 

 especially in regard to apple culture. He had expressed his faith iu fruit 

 culture to Mr. Greeley many years ago ; and upon one occasion had deprecated 

 to Mr. Greeley a notice of our failures in the Tribune as perhaps liable to 

 injure Minnesota as a fruit growing State. Mr. Ford said that that appeared 

 to be the foundation of Mr. Greeley's remarks on the assumed authority of 

 himself— Mr. Ford — " that Minnesota could grow nothing but crab apples.'" 



Here a motion was made and carried, to adjourn to to-morrow morning at 

 10 o'clock. 



THCKSDAY MOURNING SESSION. 



Society met at 10 o'clock, according to adjournment, and was called to 

 order by Vice President Dart. 



The Chairman suggested that several subjects were laid upon the table yes- 

 terdaj-, that ought to be taken up to-day. 



Judge Baker moved that the report of the Corresponding Secretary be con- 

 sidered. 



Carried. 



Judge Baker moved further that all County Horticultural Societies be recog- 

 nized as auxiliary to this, unless an annual report be made to this of the 

 officers ; the motion to be conferred by a by-law. 



Judge Baker moved further, that the in-coming President appoint dele- 

 gates to represent this Society in the neighboring States of Iowa and Wis- 

 consin at the meeting of their societies. 



Mr. Dart — Mr. J. S. Harris in the chair — insisted that the uiatter l)e left in 

 such shape that any one could go without a formal appointment: He Avauted 

 to see the thing carried out without formality. He wanted a thorough com- 

 mingling of these societies Avithout form. He did not know whether the 

 gentlemen present from Wisconsin were formally made delegates or not. If 

 they were, we might need some regular meeting of appointment in sending 

 delegates. 



Mr. Ford thought that, unless the thing was regularly done, there might 

 be difficulty in getting passes for such trips. 



Judge Baker suggested that it should be delegate or delegates ; not limiting 

 numbers, Mr. Ford accepted that method of adjusting the matter. 



Mr. Harris thought that if we would send delegates we would get delegates 

 iu return, and probal)ly valuable essays. He wanted a feeling of brotherhood 

 in regard to this matter. 



Col. Stevens suggested that Wisconsin and Iowa were the parents of Min- 

 nesota, and on the score of gratitude to parents, we ought to recognize and 

 correspond with them. All that we had of horticulture we owed to these 

 States. 



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