ecretary’s (Yorner. 
SUMMER MEETING, WIS. Hor’. SociEty.—This society is to hold its regular 
two days’ summer session at Wausau, Wis., June 20-21. As this is the location 
of their new trial orchard, one day, Thursday, is given to its examination and 
consideration. 
LARGE APPLE PLANTINGS.—Ex-Pres. Underwood, of Lake City, has planted 
another side-hill orchard of 1,000 trees, From all directions word comes of 
an unusual amount of apple planting this spring. Minnesota should soon 
grow her own apples at the present state of increase. 
ARE You GROWING STRAWBERRIES?—If you are be sure and pick your 
best quart of each variety and bring to the summer meeting. It will be a great 
day to the berry growers. A first, second and third premium offered for each 
named variety. How many kinds can you bring? 
NoTICcCE OF SUMMER MEETING.—Do not fail to see the notice of the annual 
summer gathering of this society, to be found elsewhere in this number. As 
near as possible the date has been set to catch the height of the strawberry 
season. But there is some guess work about this, and we may miss it a little. 
As usual we meet at the Station. Come and bring your berries! 
IRRIGATION IN FRUIT GROWING.—The U. S. Dept. of Agriculture has just 
issued ‘‘ Farmers’ Bulletin No. 116,’’ devoted to this topic. It is a brief but 
very practical treatise on the various phases of the subject, accompanied by 
illustrations and many suggestions drawn from experience. All interested in 
this subject would do well to secure this bulletin, which can be had gratuitously 
upon application to the Department. 
BEES AND HorTIcULTURE.—Under the above title Eugene Secor, of Forest 
City, Ia., has brought together in a twelve page pamphlet many interesting 
facts as to the relation of bees to horticulture and makes out a very good case 
as to the necessity of the one with the other for the success of either. This 
pamphlet is published by the National Bee-Keepers’ Association, of which Mr, 
Secor is general manager and treasurer. It is worth very careful study. 
SUMMER INSTITUTES.—The Minnesota Farmers’ Institute is again at work, 
divided into southern and northern corps. The itinerary of the southern corps 
shows twenty-one meetings in the month from May 22 to June 22. Mr. Bush 
is “talking” horticulture with this corps. The good fruit prospects in the 
part of the state in which this institute corps is working will render the soil 
more fertile for his tillage. We expect to hear good things of him. 
FRuIvT PrRospuicts.—Under date of May 21st, the Weather Bureau reports 
for Minnesota ‘‘It is found that plums, cherries and currants were some- 
what injured by the frosts early in the month, and that the set of fruit was 
reduced. The apples were not in full bloom at the time of the frosts, and they 
seem to be in good condition.’”? This statement agrees with the information 
which has reached the writer through other channels. The prospect for the 
apple crop so far may be called ‘‘ good.”’ 
THE NURSERYMEN OF MINNESOTA.—There is now in the possession of the 
secretary a list of forty-eight names of persons or firms who, it is understood, 
are engaged in the nursery business in Minnesota. A circular is about to be 
sent out to them, and if filled out properly and returned with permission to 
