492 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



;Mr. Dewain Cook, of Jeft'ers, treated the subject of "Blight 

 in the Apple Orchard and How to Reduce it to a ]\Iinimum." (See 

 index.) 



"My Success in Checking Blight," was the subject of a paper 

 presented by Air. C. W. Spickerman, of Excelsior. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The Chairman : I will say that we might sit here and dis- 

 cuss this subject till tomorrow morning and perhaps not get nearer 

 together than we are now. I want to say that we are very glad 

 to welcome Prof. Sandsten as a delegate to our meeting, and hope 

 he will take a free part in the discussions on the various subjects 

 as they come up. 



I wish also to say that on Thursday afternoon, at the meeting 

 of the Forestry Association, Air. Geo. H. Alaxwell, the chairman of 

 the executive committee of the National Irrigation Association, 

 will deliver an address. Mr. Maxwell is one of the best orators I 

 ever heard. We got him to come up here from Chicago to address 

 this meeting on matters of deep interest to us all. I hope you will 

 greet him with a large attendance. 



I notice that Mr. Randall, the secretary of the State Agricul- 

 tural Association is in the room, and as he has not been able to meet 

 with us for several years I am going to call on him for a few words 

 at this time. 



Air. E. W. Randall : Air. President and Alembers of the State 

 Horticultural Society : As many of you know, the International 

 Live Stock Show and the annual meetings of the various breeders' 

 associations usually convene in Chicago during this week, and it is 

 necessarv for me to attend those meetings, and that is the reason I 

 have not been with you for several years. This year the time was 

 set two weeks later, and I therefore have the good fortune to be 

 at home. 



I supposed I could come quietly into the meeting and sit here 

 without being called upon to speak to you. I have no set address 

 to make, but I would like to call your attention to the next meeting 

 of the state agricultural society, in which you are all interested. 

 That convention will be held on the 9th. loth and nth of Januar\- 

 in this city. This society is entitled to three delegates. I hope you 

 will elect them during this session. The state forestry association 

 which meets with you is also entitled to three delegates. The state 

 beekeepers' association is also entitled to three delegates. I hope 

 delegates will be selected so that this society, the forestry asso- 

 ciation and the beekeepers' association may be represented in that 

 meeting and exercise their privileges in accordance with the con- 

 stitution. 



I am sure you all feel that the work of the state agricultural so- 

 ciety in the conduct of the state fair is important. Your society 

 makes excellent exhibits every year, and I believe they are very 

 beneficial. When you show at the state fair the best products of 

 vour orchards, vou attract attention and increase the interest in 



