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SECRETARY S CORNER. 



quite a regular attendant at our meetings. Mr. Robinson was a brother-in- 

 law of the late John H. Stevens, whose memory will ever be green in the 

 thought of all the old time members of our society. 



SPECIAL PREMIUM FOR PLUM SEEDLING, $100. 



Mr. Chas. M. Loring of Minneapolis is offering through the executive 

 board of this society a special premium of $100.00 for a new seedling plum, 

 and the board has, with his approval, decided upon the description of the 

 plum which will be entitled to receive this premium. It is as follows: 



1. Color, reddish. 



2. Size, averaging 1% inches in diameter. 



3. Quality, as sweet as Ocheeda. 



4. Pulp, firm when ripe. 



5. Peeling easily when mature. 



6. Without astringency when cooked. 



7. Fruit not late in ripening. 



8. Tree an early, legular and annual bearer. 



9. Tree a good grower, productive and hardy in Minnesota. 



Competitors for this premium may make entries at any time wi h the secre- 

 tary of this society and full directions will be given as to method of submit- 

 ting fruit for examination. 



These Sent New Members.— The following is a list of those sending 

 in new members to the society and the members sent frcm Jan. 21 to June 28. 



C. H Hansen, Minneapolis, 1 



G. H. Webtman, Sandstone, 1 



T. K. Dahle, Browndale 1 



Walter L,atta, Crookston .1 



A. W. Barker. Goodrich, N.D 6 



David Secor, Winnebago City, 2 



Mrs. J. Stager, Sauk Rapids, 1 



Hans Nelson, Fergus Falls, 1 



J. P. Jensen, Albert Lea, 1 



Anton Jensen, Mcintosh, 4 



C. C, Hunter, Minneapolis, 1 



R. H. Pendergast, Duluth 1 



T. T. Bacbeller, Minneapolis 3 



Mrs. M. A. Rohan, Minneapolis, 1 



H. H. Augstad, Pelican Rapids, 1 



Chas A. Anderson, L,itchfield 1 



1,. M. Fowler. Waterville t 



Chas. Iv Chnsnian, Ortonville, 1 



D. Krier, Farmer, S. D 1 



Fairmont Nursery Co., Fairmont, 1 



Hans H jem.stad, Balaton 1 



S. H. McAdams, Swea City, I 



John Day Smith, Minneapolis, 1 



Walter S. Dynes, Owatonna, 2 



R. A. Wright, Excelsior, 1 



W. H. Eddy, Howard Lake, 2 



W. L- Parker, Farmington ... 1 



S B. Green, St. Anthony Park, 1 



J. Cuffel, Lake City 1 



Irvine Innis. Aitkin 1 



Ditus Day, Aurora, Iowa, 1 



Frank Mesenberg. St. Cloud 2 



H. Klauser, Utchfield 7 



Fr. Moe=er, St. I^ouis Park 6 



C. J. Manner, Anamoose, N. D., 1 



Fr. Yahnke, Farmer's Institute, Winona. .75 



T. V,. Perkins, Red Wing 1 



Wm. A. Buggs, Farmer's Inst., Stockton, 193 



L,. P. Highmark, West Duluth 2 



Geo. W. Hart, Lakewood, N. D., 1 



F. M Crosljv, Hasting.s, 2 



Otto Kankel, Fertile, 17 



Fred Cowles, West Concord, 1 



C. O. Peterson, Afton 1 



W. S Higbie, Eden Prairie, 1 



Fdwin Bonde, Cottonwood, ... 5 



Victor Neil, Minneapolis 1 



Iver Nelson, Cottonwood, 1 



Jas. F. Hanson, Fertile 1 



A. B. Franklin, Minneapolis, 1 



A. G. lyOng, Excelsior 2 



EH. Thompson, Excelsior, 1 



E. M. Ericson, Hector, 1 



Jewell Nursery Co., Lake City 32 



Fred Mohl, .-^driat) 10 



H. E. Hoard, Montevideo 1 



A. L. Brevig, Starbuck Vi 



F. B. McLeran, Wrenshall, 3 



G. O. Tuve, Fergus Falls 1 



Ole Skinnemoen, Wendell 1 



I. E Richardson, New Brighton, 1 



F. W Bigeiow, Minneapolis, 5 



J Bisbee. Madelia 24 



Ole J. Hagen, Hendrum 1 



J. V. Wichler, Owatonna, 3 



W. W. Harlt, Delavan, 1 



J. J. Madden, Adrian 1 



N. C. Kaer, Minneapolis 2 



J. M. Underwood, Lake City 1 



J. K. Miller. Sauk Rapids 1 



C. B. Peterson, Litchfield 1 



G. W. Strand, Taylors Falls, 14 



A. H. Enerson, Lamberton, 1 



J. F. Benjamin, Hutchinson, 5 



l^. Johannessohn, Beltrami, 3 



D.N. Flaten. Northfield 1 



J. W. G. Dunn, St. Paul : 1 



P. A. Campbell, Minneapolis, 1 



Johnny Jacobson, Franklin 1 



John Turnbull, La Crescent. 1 



Soren A Kor.saio, Franklin 1 



Peter Lundblad, Hopkins, 1 



Sam Moede, Buffalo Lake 1 



LeRov Cady, St. Anthony Park 4 



F". E. SchoUzko, Springfield, 1 



Chas. Lamb, Baker 1 



N. J. Aanes, Clarkfield 2 



T. E;. Cashman, Owatonna, 1 



T. E. Chesney, Minneapolis, 1 



J. R. Cummins, Eden Prairie, 1 



J. R. Swain, Minneapolis, 4 



Geo. S. Ncison, Foxleigh. Assa 1 



G. A. Nelson, Tetonka, Iowa, 2 



.D. C. Webster, LaCrcscent 1 



