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when the fair opens Monday morning and plan accordingly. To bring in fruit 
to set up Monday morning will be too late to secure recognition from the 
judges. Grapes may come in Monday afternoon, but all other fruits must be 
in place at 8 a. m. of that day. Minnesota horticulturists are on time and will 
be on this occasion. 
WILD GRAPES WITH LARGE FRUIT.—In a letter from Prof. N. EK. Hansen, 
Professor of Horticulture at the South Dakota Experiment Station, extracts 
from which are printed elsewhere in this issue, he expresses a desire to ‘hear 
of any wild grapes with specially large fruit.’’ The professor will be glad to 
hear from any one on this subject. There is undoubtedly an opportunity to 
improve the native grape by selection, hybridizing, etc., and the purpose of 
the professor to get a desirable grape hardy during a dry, snowless South 
Dakota winter, merits the assistance of any one interested in the development 
of northwestern horticulture. 
A HEADQUARTERS SOCIETY TENT AT THE STATE FAIR.—Arrangements have 
been made to pitch a large tent opposite and close to the west entrance of 
Horticultural Hall at the State Fair grounds. The tent is to be furnished with 
tables and chairs, and some one will be in attendance to look after visitors. 
Members of the society in attendance at the fair are urged to call and register 
and make themselves at home. It is intended to make this a place of rest for 
members and their families and friends and to furnish an opportunity for en- 
larging acquaintance and social conference. Be sure and visit the society 
tent and enjoy with us its comforts. 
THE AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION.—This organization has lately is- 
sued an appeal setting forth its urgent need of an increasing membership, 
“especially in the middle western region, where it now has hardly any repre- 
sentation.’? Organized in 1882, and witha membership including every state 
in the Union, it is doing a useful work and has been found an important factor 
in the efforts now making to care for the forests of our country. Its objects 
are well set forth as follows, in a circular they send out: 
“‘A business-like’'and conservative treatment of the forest resources of this 
continent. 
“The advancement of educational, legislative and other measures tending 
toward this end. 
“The diffusion of knowledge regarding the conservation, management and 
renewal of forests, the proper utilization of their products, methods of reforesta- 
tion of waste lands, the planting of trees for ornament, and cognate subjects of 
arboriculture.”’ 
The annual dues of this association are $2.00, and $50.00 constitutes a life 
membership. Besides the regular annual and special meetings it also issues a 
monthly publication, THX FORESTER, which, as the official organ of the asso- 
ciation, is sent free to every member, and occasionally reports and papers, 
giving results of investigations bearing more or less directly on forests and 
their utilization, are sent out. Should the reader’s interest in this special field 
of work be broader than the confines of his own state an alliance with this 
organization is earnestly commended to him, and in aiding its unselfish pur- 
pose to foster this important public work and in sharing in its certain triumphs 
he will be fully rewarded. Its president is Hon. Jas. Wilson, the Secretary of 
Agriculture. Remittances may be addressed to the Second Assistant Secretary 
Henry James, 202 14th St. S. W., Washington, D. C. 
