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sity, reported that they had performed that duty, and that whilst a good 

 collegiate institution was found, the committee found, also, that little or no 

 attention was paid to agricultural matters. 



Moved that the report be received and adopted, which was agreed to. 



Judge Baker moved that a committee of live be appointed to nominate 

 officers to be voted for the ensuing year. 



Carried. 



The Chairman announced as such connnittee Messrs. Baker, Brimhall, 

 Brand. Grimes and Stewart. 



The Secretary read a report from S. Bates & Son, Stockton. Minnesota. 



REPORT FROM S. BATES & SOX. 



Stockton, Minn.. Jan. 10. ISTO. 

 Gentlemen of Minnesota State Horticultural Society: 



Xot being able to meet with you we send a small report of our success in trying to raise 

 fruits. We answer by numbers, as per Recording Secretary's request. 



No. 1. Too numerous to write. 



No. 2. Flemish Beauty. 



No. 3. Concord, Delaware. Clinton, Oporto, Northern Muscadine, Goethe, Agawam. 



No. 4. Jerkin, Concord. Air Favorite; but think Eumelan good for trial. 



No. 5. Miner, Lombard, (.Koenig, a seedling, blue in color, good.) Early Richard. Red 

 Dutch, White Dutch, Black Maples, Houghton's Seedling. Welcome strawberry, very early 

 and choice flavor; Wilson's Albany, Green's Prolific, Agriculturalist and Austin; Welcome, 

 Green's Prolific, and Wilson are our favorites. 



No. 6. Varieties of apples, varied. *Fameuse, *Perry and Golden Russet, ^Paradise, 

 Winter Sweeting, Pomme Grise Russet, *Jetterson County.Dominie, *Price"s Sweet, *Duchess, 

 ■•"Red, *Yellow, *Cherry, *Hyslop, Transcendent. *Dartmouth, ^Montreal Beauty, a *Soulard 

 Crab, *Tetofsky, *Lucy or Utter's Red, *Early or Red June, *Sweet June, *Jonathan, *Rawle's 

 Janet, Ramsdell Sweet, Tallman Sweet, *Seek-no-further, *Benoni, Spice Apple, *Little 

 Red Romanite, Keswick Codlin, Baldwin. 



I have some other kinds of little value. Those marked with a * are doing well, besides 

 others, Ben Davis, etc. We generally find anything that does well in nursery row hardy in 

 orchards. 



No. 7. We raised but a light crop last year of fruit of all kinds. The Codlin moth is in 

 our orchard, which marred the late apples badly ; had about 50 bushels of apples last year. 

 The Tetofsky we admire very much. We had about two or three pecks of this variety, but 

 the terrific storm of rain and wind blew them off the tree, so we did not realize any very 

 good fruits. We consider the Jonathan a very nice apple, when it will grow, and should 

 like to see it tried ; we consider it an apple of rare merit. 



No. 8. No. 



No. 9. No. Do not believe in it, only the first year of setting, to keep the ground damp 

 until the tree gets started. 



No. 10. In June, if ever do ; do not believe in pruning as much as some; body of tree two 

 to four feet high and low enough. 



No. 11. Prepare like wheat or corn ground ; no fertilizers needed. 



No. 12. August to September. Orchard hoed crop ; others more. 



Very respectfully, 



S. Bates & Son. 



The moth was indicated as a great drawback by Messrs. S. Bates & Son, 

 eliciting some experience from other gentlemen. 



REPORT OF THE COiVOHTTEE ON HARDY FRXHTS. 



The committee on Apple Trees reported : 



For hardy varieties — Early Autumn — Tetofsky, Duchess. Fall and early 

 Winter — Fameuse, Haas, Plumb's Cider. Late Winter — Ben Davis. 



