490 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



Mr. A. B. Lyman, of Excelsior, presented the "Treasurer's 

 Report" for the past year. (See index.) 



The Chairman : \\'e will now have the report of the executive 

 board, of which Mr. Elliot is chairman. 



A brief "Report of the Executive Board'' was then pre- 

 sented by -Mr. \\'yman Elliot, its chairman. (See index.) 



Mr. Elliot : Supplemental to this report I wish to say that it is 

 not an easy matter to get an appropriation through our legislature 

 at the present time, when there is a great demand for money for 

 other institutions. They cut us down to $500, but said if we must 

 have it to carry on our work they would consider our request at 

 some future time. With the very efficient secretary we have the 

 board has very little to do. I suppose I could have sat down and 

 dictated four solid pages of typewritten matter, but that was not 

 necessary. (Applause. ) 



The Chairman : The next on our program are the reports of 

 vice-presidents. These are to be handed in at this time, and each 

 vice-president is supposed to make a digest of his report and put 

 it in a two minute talk. That means they will have to be boiled 

 down very considerably in order to give us an idea of the work 

 that has been. done. 



The following vice-presidents then submitted reports : 



Mr. J. F. Benjamin, Hutchinson, Third Congressional dis- 

 trict. (See index.) 



Mr. J. O. Weld. Fifth Congressional district. (See index.) 



Mr. W. H. Eddy, Howard Lake, Sixth Congressional district. 

 (See index.) 



Mr. G. A. Anderson, Renville, Seventh Congressional district. 

 (See index.) 



Mr. F. B. ]\IcLeran. Wrenshall, Eighth Congressional district. 

 (See index.) 



Mr. W. J. Tinglev, \\'ithrow. Fourth Congressional district. 

 (See index.) 



The Chairman : This concludes the reports of vice-presi- 

 dents so far as they are present. The next will be the reports of 

 superintendents of trial stations. 



The following superintendents submitted reports of their re- 

 spective trial stations : 



Mr. T. E. Cashman. Owatonna station. (See index.) 



The Chairman : I want to say that Mr. Cashman is carrying on 

 the work started by }^Ir. Dartt in a very sensible and satisfactory 

 way. 



]\Ir. Dewain Cook, Windom station. (See index.) 



]\Ir. A. B. Lvman, Excelsior station. (See index.) Discus- 

 sion. 



Judge L. R. ]\Ioyer, [Montevideo station. (See index.) 



Mrs. Jennie Stager. Sauk Rapids station. (See index.) 



Mr. F. J. Cowles, West Concord station. (See index.) 



