140 ANNUAL REPORT 



EVENING SESSION. 



SECOND DAY. 



The president appointed Prof. Edward D. Porter, Wyman 

 Elliot and James Bowen as a committee of judges on exhibitions. 



Wyman Elliot. I would ask to be excused, as I am an exhib- 

 itor in the potato department. 



The President. No excuses, Mr. Elliot. You can retire when 

 you come to that. This committee did some good work at the 

 state fair, and we want more of it, as we have a large and fine ex- 

 hibition of fruit and vegetables, and want experts to judge it. 



The following reports from general fruit committee were then 

 read : 



FRUIT REPOBT FROM MOWER COUNTY. 



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Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, 



January 5, 1883. 



I cannot report much success in fruit growing in this section of 

 the State the past year. Apples promised well early in the season, 

 but late spring frosts destroyed almost the entire crop. Some few 

 of the crab species were brought to market, but none of the stand- 

 ard sorts. During the two years previous, our market has been 

 well supplied with the Duchess; price as low as $1.00 per bushel. 



