WREN8HALL TRIAL STATION. 26l 



The past winter has been a fairly representative one for this lo- 

 caHty, with plenty of snow and severe cold weather most of the time 

 without any winter thaws, the mercury sometimes getting down to 

 40° below zero. 



This spring has been wet, cold and very late. The apple and 

 plum trees are just in bloom, and the strawberries are only com- 

 mencing to make buds. 



All fruit at the station has withstood the winter very well, 

 strawberries suffering most of all. Peonies and roses have done 

 well for three years without any winter covering except the deep 

 snow. 



Several tests and experiments are under way, but an explanation 

 of these would take too much space for this report, and I am 

 obliged to wait until our winter meeting, at which time I hope to be 

 able to give some interesting results. 



June 9, 1905. 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE HORTICUL- 

 TURAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY OF KANDIYOHI 

 COUNTY, MINN. 



Article i. 



Name : This society shall be known as the Horticultural Im- 

 provement Society of Kandiyohi County. 



Article 2. 



Purpose: The purpose of this organization is to consider sub- 

 jects pertaining to horticulture or any other matter of interest to 

 the citizens of the city of Willmar and Kandiyohi county and to 

 do anything to improve the cities, villages, townships and school 

 grounds in Kandiyohi county, or advance their material interests. 



Article 3. 



Membership : Any person may become a member of this so- 

 ciety for the current year by paying to its secretary an annual fee 

 of one dollar, the wives of the members being honorary members 

 with all the rights and privileges of the paid members. The an- 

 nual membership shall expire at the opening of the annual meet- 

 ing of this society. This society shall ally itself officially with the 

 Minnesota State Horticultural Society, as provided for in the con- 

 stitution of the latter association. 



Article 4. 



Officers : The officers of this society shall consist of a president, 

 a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer and an executive board 



