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their names to the secretary, making a total of 123 members of the 

 horticultural society enrolled in this crusade for "new and better 

 fruits." 



As a fitting close to this interesting and eventful session nearly 

 a bushel of magnificent premium apples were brought up from the 

 fruit room and distributed among the members, allowing two speci- 

 mens to each one who would agree to plant the seed thereof. 



ANNUAL MEETING, 1906, WOMAN'S AUXILIARY. 



MRS. ANNA B. UNDERWOOD, LAKE CITY, SECY. 



The members of the Woman's Auxiliary of the State Horti- 

 cultural Society met Thursday p. m., Dec. 6th, at the call of the 

 president. The following officers were elected for the ensuing 

 year: President, Miss Emma V. White, Minneapolis; Vice- 

 President, Mrs. I. E. Richardson, New Brighton ; Treasurer, Mrs. 

 L. R. Mover, Montevideo; Secretary, Mrs. Anna B. Underwood, 

 Lake City. 



After discussing the work of the preceding year, the auxiliary 

 outlined the work for the coming year to be a general efifort to get 

 in touch with the improvement associations of the state, and the 

 secretary was instructed to take such measures as would bring this 

 about. 



SAVING APPLE SEED. 



GEO. J. KELLOGG, LAKE MILLS, W'IS. 



As you eat apples, save the seed of each kind, putting them in 

 an open envelope, and when that kind is gone or the season closed, 

 put them into a little bag or rag tied and securely marked, each kind 

 by itself, and if you know the names of the other varieties of trees 

 surrounding the tree that bore your apple seed make a note of that ; 

 it will help in judging of the crosses. 



Before cold, freezing weather is gone in March, put these bags 

 of seed into water, soaking for three days, and then put them out 

 and freeze them. Then put them in damp sand, and don't let them 

 dry or get soaked. Plant them in the best of prepared soil three- 

 quarters of an inch deep and cover only with sand mixed with light 

 soil. Keep your record, and may you win some of the prizes that 

 are offered bv this society. 



