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with the subject of "The Use and Abuse of the Home Market bv 

 the Fruit Grower." (See index.) Discussion. 



The Chairman : Now right along this same Hne we will have 

 a paper by Mr. Smith, of Lake City. 



"The Alarketing of Apples — from the Standpoint of the Grower." 

 was the subject of the paper presented by Mr. E. A. Smith, of 

 Lake City. (See index.) 



The Chairman : Now before discussing any of these papers 

 we will have another on the same general subject, and this time we 

 shall hear from the standpoint of the buyer. I will call upon Mr. 

 Bryant, who is a commission merchant. 



Mr. Geo. E. Bryant, of Minneapolis, then spoke of the ''Gath- 

 ering and Marketing of Minnesota Fruits — from the Standpoint 

 of the Commission Merchant." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



Mr. G. H. Booth, of Lake City, then demonstrated the "Advan- 

 tages to Grower and Dealer in a Fruit Growers' Association." 

 (See index.) 



The Chairman : Mr. Hotchkiss, of Eau Claire, Wis., is not here, 

 but his paper, "Co-operation in Selling Fruit," will be published 

 in the report. (See index.) 



We will next have a paper on the storage of fruit, by Mr. 

 Shuman, of Excelsior. 



Mr. H. W. Shuman, of Excelsior, then read a paper on the 

 subject of "Cellar Storage of Orchard Fruits." (See index.) 



Discussion. 



Mr. Chairman : Mr. Elliot had a chance to go to the Ozark 

 region to see what they were doing there. Their fruit comes up 

 here to compete with ours, and I want Mr. Elliot to tell us his 

 story about his trip to the Ozarks. I will give him two minutes 

 and a quarter in which to do it. (See index.) 



On motion of Mr. Smith the meeting adjourned. 



FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order by the chairman promptly 

 at 1 :30 o'clock. 



The Chairman: The first item on the program is a talk by 

 Prof. Hansen about his visit to Luther Burbank, and I believe that 

 it is a story worth listening to. 



Prof. N. E. Hansen, of Brookings, S. D., then told of spending 

 "Two Hours with Luther Burbank — His Work as an Originator 

 of New Fruits and its Application to Minnesota Needs." (See 

 index.) 



Discussion. 



The Chairman : We have given all the time we can possibly 

 spare to this subject. It has been very interesting, but there is a 

 limit, and we must take up the rest of the program. 



Prof. Saml. B. Green then gave a thirtv minute lecture, ac- 



