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Mr. Pepper says he has grown peaches in Wisconsin forty years. 

 Thirty-four out of forty they have fruted. First worked them on 

 the wild plum. Got two crops, after which the trees died. Seed- 

 lings from these trees lived to be sixteen years old. Bent the 

 stocks down and threw on brush and corn-stalks. Sold fourteen 

 dollars worth one season from five trees. Have twenty-five trees 

 yet. They were in good condition when 1 came away to attend 

 this meeting. They are all budded on plum roots. Yearly fitock 

 is best to bud onto. Bud kills at fifteen degrees, new wood at 22 

 to 25 degress, old wood at 28 degrees. Early Richmond buds kill 

 at 16 degrees, pie cherries at 24 degrees. 



The Secretary. Here again we must make allowance for condi- 

 tions, as we scarcely, if ever, have a winter in Minnesota that does 

 not freeze below 16 degrees, and our early Richmonds in good 

 locations bear every year. It must be that a rule as to 

 the number of degrees killing varieties, applicable to the Lake 

 Michigan district, would vary considerably in Minnesota on same 

 varieties. 



President Sias. I think I will try peach planting in the spring. 



Mr. Brimhall. I see that Mr. Gideon is present, and move that 

 he be requested to give us a report of his experiments on the State 

 farm at his place. 



Mr. Gideon made a remark not fully understood by the reporter, 

 but to the effect that when the society should meet him half way 

 he would take part in its proceedings. 



Mr. Elliot. And now Mr. President, our friend Gideon having 

 come in here, I think it is a good time for us to make an effort for 

 a reconciliation. We respect and honor him, but there has been 

 an estrangement for some time, and I think the society ought to 

 reconsider its position with reference to him. I move that a com- 

 mittee of three be appointed to confer with Mr, Gideon and report 

 to-morrow. 



The motion was seconded by Mr. Brimhall and unanimously 

 adopted, and Messrs. Elliot, Gibbs and Eldridge appointed as such 

 committee. 



Prof. Porter. This may be a proper occasion to make a state- 

 ment respecting the newexperimentalfarmof the State University. 

 The Board of Regents has sold the old farm to good advantage, 

 and purchased a new one between Minneapolis and St. Paul, on 

 the Lake Como road, a mile from Lake Como. The farm is well 

 located and will be equipped in first class manner to carry on 

 experimental operations in all branches of Agriculture, Horticul- 



