458 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Hawkeye and much handsomer in appearance and finer in quaHty. 

 One ripens about Aug. 15th, the other first week in September. 



My Turner raspberries are not covered in winter but are set 

 where protected from the wind sweep by the orchard and windbreak, 

 the ground being mulched along the row. I sometimes lose my 

 canes, once probably out of three or four seasons, but as I am 

 situated it does not pay me to cover. 



My strawberries are a part of tny garden between the rows in 

 my apple orchard. I use the matted row and cultivate, mulching 

 for winter protection with slough hay — which is free from foul 

 seeds. 



I am convinced that for successful fruit growing in our 

 locality a northwest protection is essential in the shape of a strong, 

 close windbreak, as our prevailing winds are from that direction 

 and constant during the coldest part of the winter. 



In my early experience, before I had time to grow wind- 

 breaks, I set out two rows of Turner raspberries east and west. 

 The second season they came through the winter in a good, healthy 

 condition and bore a large crop of choice berries. The following 

 winter the north row killed to the ground and did not grow a sinble 

 berry, but the south row with no other protection than that given 

 by the row on the north of it bore quite a few berries and these 

 mostlv on the south side of the row. 



TWO MINUTE TALKS 



AT THE CLOSE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING, I905. 



The Chairman: The moment has come to close this session, 

 and it has been customary to close the meetings in a very delightful 

 manner in the way of making two minute speeches. These speeches 

 are made for the purpose of sending us on our way rejoicing and 

 to fill us with enthusiasm for another year's work that is before us. 

 I am going to call first on Senator Stockwell. 



Hon. S. A. Stockwell : When I joined the horticultural society 

 about three years ago I knew about as much about the subject of 

 horticulture as a certain Hebrew I heard of the other day knew 

 about his anatomy. Isaac met a friend on the street and said, "Moses 

 iss awful seek." "So? Vat iss de matter mit Moses?" "Oh, Moses 

 haf got upendesitus." "Upendesitus, vat iss dot?" "Oh, dey are 

 goin' to take hees upendix avay from heem." "Ach, Himmel ! 

 Vat a beety dot he didn't have it in his vife's name!" (Great 

 laughter.) My knowledge of hort'ieulture was equal to that He- 

 brew's knowledge, and for that matter it has not gone much beyond 

 that stage, but your proceedings are so elevating that with your 



