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Apples THat KEEP.—We have apples that will keep all winter in cellar, 
but they do not exactly fill the bill for that $1,000. Last winter we had ap- 
ples that we raised, all through the winter, more than we could use, and if we 
have a good fruit year hope to raise more this year. 
Winnebago City, February 28. S. D. RICHARDSON, 
OLD FRIENDS IN THE FAR WEST.—This winter during my stay at San Diego, 
Cal., I called on our old horticultural friends, former President Truman M. 
Smith and Secretary I. M. Ford. At Mr. Smith’s I was most agreeably enter- 
tained. His love for fruit and the beautiful has not abated and evidently never 
will in this life. It did me good to once more look into those manly eyes 
and again hear that voice, which for thirty-five years had rung out to the 
wide world the possibilities of Minnesota horticulture. Our old friend Ford is, 
if possible, a more enthusiastic florist than ever. He says if he could only get a 
reliable and competent partner that there is an immense field open for them. 
O. F. BRAND. 
A NURSERYMEN’S DIRECTORY.—‘‘Every nurseryman should go into the 
directory who pretends to be a nurseryman, but no one should go in without 
being thoroughly investigated’ “I think our executive committee should ap- 
point a nursery inspector, whose duty it should be to visit every snide nursery 
in the state and report the exact situation. Nurserymen known to/be reliable 
could be interviewed by letter by yourself.’’ 
“June would be a good time, as snide stock would not be snowed under, 
but as it is desirable to get the directory before the people as soon as possible 
even winter inspection might be advisable.’’ ‘Am nearly through grafting 
—have made nearly 2,573 root grafts, of just 150 varieties; will increase to 
3,000 and about 175 varieties.’’ 
Owatonna, February, 1900, Hel. S> DART: 
TEACH THE KIDS TO PLANT TREES.—You will see by this that I am a poor 
stick sixty-seven years old, but I can make humus for the new plants. I want 
to help the idea of having our schools teach the kids to set out plants, trees, etc. 
I see by my agricultural papers that is the latest fad. I have lately heard that 
Governor Lind is much taken up with the idea He said ‘‘ The sand prairie 
south of Cannon Falls should be covered with pine trees. If I had the control 
of matters, in less than five years the vacant land in this state would be all set 
out to trees, and the second generation from now should have to go to grub- 
bing. I would convert our school houses into storehouses for agricultural 
purposes, I would have lines of trees from one school house to the other, and 
the kid who had the most living trees under his control would be the best edu- 
cated; the graduate would have at least five acres of land in his care.’’ A hint to 
the wise is sufficient. Yours for the fair face of nature, 
Cannon Falls, February 24. U. TANNER. 
ECHOES FROM FARMERS’ INSTITUTE.—The meetings still continues interest- 
ing and largely attended. At Marshall we had the governor of South Dakota 
and other state officers in the audience; also the entire State Farmers’ Institute 
Corps of that state. 
_ I was much pleased to meet Prof. Hanson, horticulturist of the South Dakota 
School of Agriculture, who has earned a national reputation for the progressive 
work he is doing in the best interests of the dry portion of this northwestern 
