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think he needs any assistance, and if Mr, Cook were to be put on 

 the committee I would be only a fifth wheel. 



Prof. Hansen : I will withdraw in favor of Prof. Green because 

 he knows more about the subject than I do. 



Prof. Green : Oh, put on somebody else. There are lots of 

 people here who know more about the plum than I do. 



Mr. A. B. Lyman : As Prof. Hansen and Prof Green don't want 

 to serve on that committee, I will move an amendment that Mr. 

 Cook serve on that committee. 



Mr. Cook : I don't want to go on that committee. 



Secretary Latham : I have not heard all of this discussion, but I 

 take it this is a premium Mr. Loring is going to hang up for a plum 

 the quality of which is going to be good, and very likely the seed 

 to grow this tree has not yet been planted. There is going to be 

 a whole lot of testing necessary, and as this offer is made in con- 

 nection with the horticultural society, as I understand it, in some 

 way this matter ought to go through the hands of the executive 

 board of the society. I simply through this out as a suggestion. 



Prof. Green : I move that this whole matter be referred to the 

 executive board with power to act. I offer this as a substitute 

 motion. 



The motion was duly seconded and, being put to a vote, prevailed 

 unanimously. 



The President : Prof. Hansen is also present now, and I will call 

 upon him for his paper on the subject of fruit breeding. 



Prof. N. S. Hansen, of Brookings, S. D., then spoke extempor- 

 aneously on "Notes on Fruit Breeding." (See index.) 



The President : We have one other Lopic on the program this 

 morning, and although it is nearly time for adjournment, I think 

 we shall have time to hear from Mr. Sahler. 



Mr. Emil Sahler, of Waseca, then gave a dissertation, with a 

 practical exemplification, on the subject of "Gathering the Apple 

 Crop." (See index.) 



On motion of Mr. Yahnke the meeting adjourned. 



FRIDAY AFTERNOON SESSION'. 



The meeting was called to order at 2 o'clock by President 

 Wedge. 



The President : We will at once proceed with our program, 

 and the first number is by Mr. Teigland, who will speak about 

 orchard conditions on the prairie. 



"Starting an Orchard on a Minnesota Prairie," was the title 

 of the paper presented by Mr, J, L. Teigland, of Minneota. (See 

 index.) 



The President: Our next subject treats of the successful mak- 

 ing of an orchard, by a gentleman who is competenl to speak on the 

 topic. Mr. Smith, of Lake City, 



