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| _Gecretary’s ' %orner. 
OUR PRESENT MEMBERSHIP.—Six members were added to our annual roll 
at the late summer meeting, bringing the number of annual members for 1900 
upto 771. Is’nt there some one in your neighborhood would be the better 
off for affiliation with this society ? 
LOOK FOR PROF. GREEN’S LETTER.—In this number is printed in parta 
personal letter received June 8th, written in Germany May 28th, which allows 
only ten days in transit. The professor was evidently enjoying the part of his 
trip referred to. We may hope to hear from him furtherinthe August number. 
GREEN’S ‘‘FORESTRY IN MINNESOTA’? APPRECIATED.—The Board of Re- 
gents of the Minnesota State University has appropriated $2,700 to pay the 
expense of binding and distributing 10,000 copies of Prof. Green’s late work 
on forestry. This work was prepared two years since for the use of the State 
Forestry Association. Every one interested in forestry in this section should 
study it. 
GROWTH OF OUR SUMMER MEETING.—Heretofore one-half of Armory Hall, 
at the School of Agriculture, has been given up to the diners, but this year it 
was found necessary to fill the whole hall with tables, and then a second sitting 
was needed to accommodate a large fraction of those in attendance. The fruit 
exhibit was crowded out into an adjoining room, especially well adapted to it, 
however. 
A PROFITABLE ASPARAGUS ACRE.—Mr. Wyman Elliot reports that F. X. 
Crepeau, an experienced market gardener of North Minneapolis, received this 
year from the sales of one acre of asparagus $450.00. Last year the same 
field yielded $280.00, the difference being largely accounted for by an ad- 
vance in prices this season. Evidently the asparagus business is not yet over- 
done in this market. : 
PREPARATION OF APPILES FOR CoLD STORAGE.—In a short quotation on 
storing fruit for the Omaha Exposition, to be found elsewhere in this number, 
a method of double wrapping in preparation for storing is described and in- 
ferentially enjoined upon all prospective exhibitors. First wax paper, then 
common paper. If practicable, try it in storing fruit for the winter meeting. 
Wax paper is to be found at all the paper houses at a low price. 
STORE FRUIT FOR STATE FAIR AND WINTER MEETING.—Arrangements 
have been made for placing fruit in cold storage in Minneapolis for these two 
occasions, and labels to be used in marking packages for this purpose can be 
had in any quantity of the secretary of this society. As usual there will be no 
expense for storage, and fruit so stored will be delivered free at the state fair 
or winter meeting, as the case may be. The exhibit this year, at both places, 
should be the largest we have yet made. Send for labels now, and have them 
on hand when wanted. 
CHas, Y. Lacy’S PRESENT TO OUR LIBRARY.—At the time of Mr. Lacy’s 
recent visit to this city, spoken of elsewhere in this ‘‘Corner’’, he presented to 
the library of this society, of which he has long been an honorary life member, 
a large number of volumes of horticultural books, bound magazines and re- 
ports, which have been ripening in storage here in Minneapolis during his 
