WIS. STATE HORT. SOCIETY MEETING, 1900. 113 
pared with American Methods,” his recent travels in Europe having 
made him familiar with laws and practices there. He spoke particularly of 
forest preservation in Switzerland. 
Wednesday morning. The Tree and Plum Session. 
Professor Goff’s paper on “Plum Growing from a Commercial Stand- 
point,” was listened to with much interest. The Wyant, he said, was the 
most valuable of our native plums. The Ocheeda alsa has succeeded here 
and promises well, and the Quaker, Mankato, Piper and Cheney are good 
varieties but not equal to the first two mentioned. 
Martin Penning’s paper on the Surprise plum was read by Secretary 
Philips, and gave the history of the variety. 
O. M. Lord, of Minnesota City, Minn., who was not able to be pres- 
ent, had sent a long and valuable paper on the ‘‘Value of the Native Plum 
and Its Improvement.” 
Secretary Philips submitted his report of the trial orchard at Wausau. 
He said that nearly all the trees had passed through the past winter unin- 
jured, in top and root. Mr. Philips showed a large plat indicating where 
each tree is located and marked to show where it came from and when set 
out. Out of 1,200 trees only twenty-nine have to be replanted, in spite of 
the fact that the thermometer at Wausau went as low as fifty-five degrees 
below zero. ‘This trial orchard is certainly an object lesson not only to Wis- 
consin but to neighboring states also. 
George J. Kellogg delivered an address on “Top Grafting Apple and 
Plum Trees.” He said that much of his early work after bearing had failed, 
but with the Virginia crab as a stock varieties that were half hardy had suc- 
ceeded after grafting when the limbs were small. 
A. L. Hatch had a paper “What Can We do to Make Trees and Plants 
Live, Grow and Bear Fruit?” He said, first of all, to place plants and 
trees under conditions to meet all requirements. Choose right varieties, 
select able culture and protection. Apples suitable for the climate can 
always be produced, and it is not necessary to be always seeking new vari- 
eties. The Fameuse apple is just as good as when first brought to notice. 
The site must include proper soil, and culture will be unavoidable without 
a balanced fertilizing ration and sufficient moisture. Spring pruning he 
thought better than pruning at any other time. 
The memorial service was a very appropriate tribute to the memory of 
J. C. Plumb, M. A. Thayer, F. W. Loudon and P. M. Gideon. President 
Whitford, of Milton College, paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of 
J. C. Plumb. Your delegate had the privilege of paying a tribute to Mr. 
Plumb also. Mr. Owens spoke generously and with feeling of the work 
and character of Mr. Thayer. Prof. Goff spoke of Mr. Loudon, and Mr. 
Philips spoke of Mr. P. M. Gideon in very kind words. 
Franklin Johnson, of Baraboo, was re-elected president; J. L. Herbst, 
of Sparta, was elected secretary. 
The Thursday evening session, which closed the meeting, was in charge 
of the Short Course students of the College of Agriculture, and they fur- 
nished an interesting entertainment, consisting of musical selections and 
addresses. 
The exhibition of fruit was omitted for the reason that the fruit crop 
had been a failure the past year. 
