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Woman’s Council, which has worked for it, and of the state medical so- 
cieties, which applied to the legislature at the last session to create such 
a park. But the object of this association is to encourage the preservation 
of the forests everywhere, where not needed for farms; in forest parks or 
otherwise, even by private reserves, around the headwaters of our water 
courses; and, therefore, let us welcome Col. Cooper’s plan for a national 
preserve, for all the people of the Mississippi Valley. 
Although the appropriation to this association to carry*on its educa- 
tional work, etc., made by the legislature for several years past, is no longer 
continued, we still hope to do much good work along these lines, particu- 
larly in the distribution of forestry literature on hand and the continuation 
of our services of forestry press articles as far as possible. 
I believe that to these articles much of the good will of the last legis- 
lature towards advancing forestry interests was attributable. I hope that 
the editors of the state papers and periodicals, who have aided us so much 
in our forestry educational work, will continue their excellent work, al- 
though we no longer have funds to pay the expense of collecting and furnish- 
ing material, in an organized way. We fully appreciate the work they have 
done in the interests of forestry. i 
I congratulate you on the awakened interest in the subject of forestry, 
especially in our own state, where this association, the oldest in the United 
States, has worked so long to educate the people on forestry topics, as well 
also in the whole country. 
I.take the greatest pleasure in commending the most excellent work 
being done by our chief fire warden, General C. C. Andrews, not only in 
his special work of preventing forest fires but in disseminating forestry 
knowledge among the people. 
The enlargement of Itasca Park, by the last legislature, saving for all 
time the extreme headwaters and spring-lake sources of the mighty Father 
of Waters, in a state of nature, is a fact for extreme felicitation by all of 
us and, especially, by every lover of the woods and streams and lakes. 
COMMERCIAL ORCHARDING IN TURNER COUNTY. 
IL. R. ALDERMAN, HURLEY, S. D. 
(Read before the State Horticultural Society, at Parker, S. D., Jan. 18, 1900.) 
The first problem in the fruit business is location, that vital essential to 
trade which makes the ratio of value between two given points only a few 
miles apart as I to 500,000. Location affects the welfare of the orchard and 
accessibility of the market, for inasmuch as our fruit season, from the first 
crate of berries to the last barrel of apples, is the hottest kind of summer 
weather, we find that in spite of our shipping points on three different roads 
it is difficult to move the perishable stock fast enough. But all fruit men 
doing business in the state have to face the same conditions, and as we are 
on the ground (as the drummer says) we have a constant advantage. Right 
there under the heading, a location, I wish to promulgate what I sup- 
pose is a general truth: that in proportion as you increase the hazards of an’ 
industry you increase the rewards of success—and among ourselves it may 
be safe to admit that fruit raising in South Dakota fairly bristles with un- 
certain results. Following out this idea I will cite the example of the fruit 
