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life work unless he could have water. Our trees will suffer, and it 

 will be discouraging and up hill work unless we can have the 

 necessary water. The farmer who lives by a lake or a stream 

 can pump up his water and give his trees seven to eight barrels 

 each fall, and his trees will go through the winter in good shape, 

 and he will have a good crop of fruit. You can raise fruit all over 

 the country if you can give it plenty of water. .(Applause.) 



Air. J. M. Underwood : There has been so much said already 

 that I don't think I had better occupy any more time. The feature 

 that has afforded me the pleasantest impression is the splendid dis- 

 play of fruit we have had at our meeting. I think it might well be 

 assumed that Minnesota takes the prize in that respect. 



Rev. C. S. Harrison, York, Neb. : I cannot be funny like our 

 friend Philips, or I would tell you a story, so all I desire to say 

 is that the best thing I have seen is that magnificent display of 

 fruit down below. I have attended the meeting of many horticul- 

 tural societies, a great many of them, but one of the things that I 

 admire most here is the way you defy Old Boreas in his efforts to 

 hamper your work. When he comes with his frozen mercury riding 

 on the north wind you simply meet the old fellow half way and 

 whip him on his own ground, and I am glad of it. (Applause.) 



Mr. Dewain Cook, Jeffers : I have attended these meetings 

 for twelve o^ thirteen years, and it is always one of the most en- 

 joyable trips I make. If we compare the exhibit that was made 

 when I first knew the society with the present exhibit, we can 

 scarcely realize the wonderful progress we have made. The first 

 time I attended one of these meetings the chief impression I re- 

 ceived was that our part of the state was too dry to raise apples, 

 and when we think of what we are doing here now it shows the 

 great progress we have made in the last few years. 



Prof. Samuel B. Green, St. Anthony Park : One of the things 

 that has pleased me most, — in fact, I have been pleased with this 

 meeting all the way through, because I have so long enjoyed 

 pleasant relations with the members and the cordial greetings of 

 these old friends is worth a great deal to me — but one of the things 

 of which I feel the proudest is the fact that we have now a mem- 

 bership of 1,800, and I feel that the greatest credit for that condi- 

 tion of things is due to our worthy secretary, and if you want to 

 call upon anybody that is worthy to speak call upon our secretary, 

 and if he speaks accord him generous applause. (Applause.) 



Sec. A. W. Latham, Minneapolis : Prof. Green knew he could 

 not talk so he thought he would get somebody else to make a good 

 speech. We have got such a splendid membership behind the 

 management, they are always so ready to pull hard and to pull 

 all together that it is not necessary to call twice for help. The secre- 

 tary does not do all these things, but he simply calls for some effort 

 on the part of the members, and the credit for the progressive con- 

 dition of this society should be accorded to its loyal membership. 

 (Applause.) 



Mr. W. L. Taylor, Howard Lake: I am glad we have such a 



