JOURNAL OF ANNUAL MEETING, I9C6. 495 



THURSDAY ^lORNING SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order by Prof. Samuel B. Green, pre- 

 siding pro tempore, at 9 130 o'clock. 



The Chairman : We are going to devote half an hour to the 

 discussion of blight this morning. Half an hour is not much time 

 in which to handle so big a subject, so you will have to talk to the 

 point. I am going to hold each speaker down to five minutes, but 

 I don't want to cut vou off unless I have to. I will first call on Air. 

 Elliot. 



An informal discussion on "Blight" was then had, a great 

 many members participating. (See index.) 



The Chairman: We will now take up a subject that was de- 

 ferred from vesterday, something from ]**Ir. Philips about the re- 

 lation of the stock and scion. 



Mr. A. J. Philips, of West Salem, Wis., then spoke briefly 

 upon "The Relation of Stock and Scion." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The Chairman: This is all. the time we can devote to this 

 subject, and we will now take up the regular morning's program, 

 the general topic of which is a "Calendar Program for May and 

 June," and which ought to prove very valuable to all fruit and 

 vegetable growers. The first paper treats of small fruits in 'May 

 and June. There are really two papers on this subject, one by 

 Mr. Farmer and another by Walter Yahnke. a son of our old 

 friend, Frank Yahnke, of Winona. 



Mr. E. A. Farmer, of Minneapolis, and ]\Ir. Walter Yahnke, 

 of Winona, then each read a paper on the subject of "Small Fruits in 

 May and June." (See index.) 



The Chairman : Perhaps since these papers treat of the same 

 general subjects we might have the next two read and then dis- 

 • cuss them as a whole. The next paper deals with the apple orchard, 

 and will be read by Mr. Nils Anderson, of Lake City. 



"The Apple Orchard in May and June" was discussed in a pa- 

 per by Mr. Nils Anderson, of Lake City. (See index.) 



The Chairman : Now Mr. Merritt will tell us about the plum 

 and cherry orchard, and then we will discuss the four papers to- 

 gether. 



Mr. C. W. Alerritt, of Winona, then read a paper on the treat- 

 ment of "The Plum and Cherry Orchard in Mav and June." (See 

 index.) 



Discussion. 



The Chairman : W^e must now take up our next topic which 

 in this case has to do with vegetables, and Mr. Bailey will tell us 

 about the vegetable garden. 



"The \>getable Garden in May and June" was discussed in 

 a paper by yiv. J. Vincent Bailey, of Newport. (See index.) 



Discussion. 



The Chairman : We shall have to go on with our program if 



