482 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Pursuant to the announcement Rev. C. S. Harrison read a paper 

 upon the subject of "The Farmers' and Gardeners' Unused Capital." 

 (See index.) Discussion. 



The President : Allow me to suggest that some of the most 

 valuable matter which we get into the reports of these annual meet- 

 ings is taken from these discussions, and it is almost impossible for 

 our reporter to get them correctly unless he can hear distinctly what 

 is said. An additional value is lent to the discussion by having the 

 name of the speaker appear in connection with his remarks, and I 

 would urgently request those rising to speak to give their names so 

 the reporter may note them down. He is familiar with the names 

 and voices of most of those present, but there are always members 

 and speakers who are here for the first time. Kindly bear this sug- 

 gestion in mind. 



Our next paper will be read by Prof. Shaw, who will speak 

 about growing small frufts on the farm. 



Prof. Thos. Shaw : Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen : I 

 scarcely know how, in some unguarded moment, I consented to 

 prepare a paper to be read before the meeting of the Minnesota 

 State Horticultural Society. I do pretend to knonv something about 

 field crops ; I do pretend to know a little about the growing of live 

 stock, but I do not pretend to know very much about the growing 

 of horticultural products. However, I have consented to prepare 

 a paper on the subject of growing small fruits on the farm, 

 and you must take it for what it ia worth. 



Prof. Shaw then read a paper entitled, "Small Fruits on the 

 Farm." (See index.) 



The President : The students of the School of Agriculture find 

 it necessary at this time to take their car. I want to sa}'' before 

 they leave that we appreciate their presence here very much and 

 trust that we shall have the pleasure of having them with us again. 

 (Applause.) 



We have with us this morning one of our special friends from 

 Wisconsin. I had hardly supposed he had spent half a century in 

 the strawberry field, although I knew it was a good many years. 

 We will now have the pleasure of listening to his paper, which is a 

 relation of his experience of half a century with strawberries. Mr. 

 Kellogg, of Wisconsin. 



Mr. Geo. J. Kellogg, of Lake Mills, Wis., then detailed his 

 experience of "A Half Century in the Strawberry Field." (See 

 index.) 



Discussion. 



The president then announced the following committees : 



Credentials : R. A. Wright, G. A. Anderson, F. X. Ferodowil. 



President's Address: J. M. Underwood. S. H. Drum, Dewain 

 Cook. 



Committee on Awards : Grapes, A. Brackett ; apples kept in 

 cold storage, Dewain Cook ; apples not kept in cold storage, W. L. 



