_Geeretary’s ' Porner. 
SuccEss.—‘‘We have been very successful in our horticultural and forestry 
work this year.’’—T. A. Hoverstad, Supt. Agricultural Experiment Station, 
Crookston, Minn. 
You ARE COMING To THE STATE Farr?—And don’t forget to bring or send 
something to help along the show and increase your interest in it. State Fair 
week is Sept. 3 to 8 inclusive. 
REPORT FOR ’75 WANTED.—We have a call from one of the members for a 
report of our society for 1875. If any one has a copy that he can spare, 
kindly notify the secretary. 
A Goop REPoRT.—‘‘Will have 500 bushels of Wealthy, and they are the 
largest I ever saw them at this time of the year. I set 450 appletrees this year 
and do not think I losta dozen. Very old trees have made a big growth although 
bearing a big crop.”” J. A. Howarp, Hammond. Aug. 7, 1900.” 
A DESIRABLE ToMAtTo.—Mr. T. T. Bacheller brought into this office a 
basket of Fordhook’s First tomato, which for rich color, uniformity of medium 
size and absolute smoothness of exterior are worthy of special mention. In use 
they proved equally worthy, being rich, sweet, meaty and free from an excess 
of seeds. Have you tried the variety? 
How to Know AND FIND MusHROOMS.—The mushroom exhibitors at the 
state fair are preparing a little folder for free distribution, giving plain descrip- 
tions of several of the more common mushrooms, hints as to where they are 
most likely to to be found and directions for cooking them. Visit this exhibit, 
which will be found in our building, and get a copy. 
OuR ABSENT ONES.—Prof. S. B. Green, who has been spending the summer 
in Europe, is expected home September 6th, so the writer is informed, and 
will probably be at his post again at the State Agricultural School soon after 
this number comes to hand. Pres. W. W. Pendergast has gone to the Pacific 
coast for three months. We shall hear from him there. 
THE CHENEY PLuM.—A number of specimens of Cheney plums have been 
brought in lately, some for exhibition and others for identification. A basket 
of very fine specimens left by Mr. T. G. Gearty deserve special notice. Of all 
the varieties the writer has seen this season none surpass in appearance this 
one, and the trees are bearing full. It is said to be especially valuable for 
“putting up.”’ 
ARE vou AN EXHIBITOR AT THE STATE FAIR?—If not and you are grow- 
ing fruit you should be, if only to the extent of one plate of apples or plums. 
Don’t forget that the management have promised to have everything in place 
