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Mr, Phillips. A fine show of Stone's Hardy was made at the 

 Rochester State Fair — Minnesota grown — and it yields better than 

 Snyder. 



President Sias. Stone's hardy is better than Snyder, but won't 

 do to trust in cold winters without cover. 



Mr. Cutler. Turner raspberries killed at the tip when Stone's 

 Hardy blackberry did not, 



T. M. Smith. I see no difference between old and new beds as 

 to winter killing, but on rich, heavy, low soil, they kill worse than 

 on light soils on elevated sites. 



The Secretary. It is now well known that we can have black- 

 berries for home use — good ones like Snyder and Stone's Hardy, 

 by covering in winter; but can this covering be done on a large 

 scale so as to grow them profitably for market? That is the ques- 

 tion now with both blackberry and raspberry, and I hope some 

 one will be able to answer it at our next meeting. 



Has any one ever known the roots of apple trees killed by freez- 

 ing? 



Mr. Fuller. Yes. 



Mr. Pearce. I think not. 



The society took a recess to listen to the address of Gov. Colman 

 in the amber cane convention, and resumed business afterwards. 



W. J. Abernethy and A. J. Phillips read the essays they had en- 

 tered for the prize offered for the best essay on Orcharding in Min- 

 nesota. 



